Pelvic congestion syndrome: A review of current diagnostic and minimally invasive treatment modalities

Phlebology

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 52-57

  Kies, D D ^a   Kim, H S ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Diagnosis; Embolization; Pelvic pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GOSERELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PLACEBO;

ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; GONADAL VEIN PERFORATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MOOD CHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY VEIN THROMBOPHLEBITIS; PELVIC CONGESTION SYNDROME; PELVIC DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN PERFORATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PELVIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SYNDROME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84863077092     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2012.012S27     Document Type: Review

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