Pelvic congestion syndrome

Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2013 Jul-Aug;42(4):135-40. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2012.11.002.

Abstract

Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is an important cause of chronic pelvic pain in female patients. Chronic pelvic pain, defined as lower abdominal or pelvic pain for a duration of 6 months or more, causes significant morbidity and results in a large number of diagnostic laparoscopies. It is of utmost importance to identify treatable causes of chronic pelvic pain, one of which is PCS. The etiology, clinical features, investigations, and treatment options in PCS have been discussed in this paper.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ovary / blood supply*
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pelvic Pain / diagnosis*
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology*
  • Pelvic Pain / therapy*
  • Syndrome
  • Varicose Veins / complications*
  • Varicose Veins / diagnosis*
  • Varicose Veins / therapy*