Venous reflux from the pelvis and vulvoperineal region as a possible cause of lower extremity varicose veins: Diagnosis with computed tomographic and ultrasonographic findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 763-769

  Jin, Kwang Nam ^b   Lee, Whal ^a   Jae, Hwan Jun ^b   Yin, Yong Hu ^b   Chung, Jin Wook ^b   Park, Jae Hyung ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

CT venography; Pelvis; Ultrasonography; Varicose veins; Vulvoperineal

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; CT VENOGRAPHY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MEAN AGES; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR IMAGING; VENOGRAPHY; VULVOPERINEAL;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LEG VARICOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OVARIAN VEIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PELVIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN DILATATION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 70349734883     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31818ebb85     Document Type: Article

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