Ovarian Vein Embolization for Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

ABSTRACT

Pelvic congestion syndrome is a controversial entity consisting of varying degrees of pelvic heaviness or pain caused by retrograde flow in one or both ovarian veins. It has to date been unevenly accepted by clinicians and relatively poorly studied. Nevertheless, approximately 50% of patients with otherwise unexplained pelvic pain have ovarian vein reflux and 73.7 to 88.9% of women have symptomatic improvement after ovarian vein embolization.

KEYWORD

Embolization - ovarian vein - pelvic pain

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