J Korean Radiol Soc.  1998 May;38(5):819-822. 10.3348/jkrs.1998.38.5.819.

Pelvic Pain Syndrome - Successful Treatment by Ovarian Vein

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Pelvic pain syndrome or pelvic congestion syndrome, with no apparent organic cause, is a common gynecologicaldisorder. Ovarian varix, one of the causes of this syndrome, presents a difficult diagnostic and therapeuticproblem, though surgical ligation of the ovarian vein is an effective method of treatment. Although ovarian veinembolization has been recently developed as a useful alternative, no previous reports have described thisprocedure in Korea. We report a case of pelvic pain syndrome successully treated by ovarian vein embolization.

Keyword

Ovary, diseases; Veins, overian; Veins, therapentic blockate

MeSH Terms

Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
Korea
Ligation
Pelvic Pain*
Varicose Veins
Veins*
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
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