Treatment for pelvic congestion syndrome causing pelvic and vulvar varices

International Angiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-3

  Fassiadis, N ^a,b  

^a MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SpR South East London Rotation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPAREUNIA; DYSURIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LEG VARICOSIS; MENOPAUSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; OVARIAN VEIN; OVARIECTOMY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSTATE DISEASE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VARICOSIS; VULVA DISEASE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC PAIN; PELVIS; SYNDROME; VARICOSE VEINS; VULVA;

EID: 33645807850     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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