pelvic congestion syndrome

Figure 3. Illustrative diagrams overlaid on unsubtracted digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and DSA images (venogram obtained after selective left internal iliac vein cannulation) showing flow hemodynamic after ovarian vein embolization (OVE) in May-Thurner syndrome-induced pelvic congestion syndrome.

Case Report With Review

An Unusual Cause of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

05/17/2023

Kumar Muthukumar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, EDiR, FNVIR; Santhosh Babu K.B, MBBS, MD, FNVIR; Shoban Haridass, MBBS, MD, DM; Selvaraj Deepak, MBBS, MS, MCH (Vascular Surgery), MRCS¹; Vinu Moses, MBBS, MD; Shyamkumar Nidugala Keshava, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, FRANZCR

Department of Interventional Radiology
¹Department of Vascular Surgery
Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

Kumar Muthukumar, MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FR...

In this case, the symptoms of PCS resulted secondary to venous obstruction. A variant form of May-Thurner syndrome was identified on contrast-enhanced CT, where the common trunk of the IIVs was compressed by the right common iliac artery.

In this case, the symptoms of...

05/17/2023

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome: Often Undiagnosed and Misdiagnosed

11/18/2021

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP Cardiov...

Read Dr. Walker's commentary on a case report by Turaga et al, which provides an excellent review of Nutcracker syndrome and the differential diagnosis of pelvic congestion syndrome.

Read Dr. Walker's commentary on...

11/18/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Case Report

Nutcracker Syndrome: A Rare Etiology of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

11/18/2021

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga, MD¹; Avaneesh Jakkoju, MD, FACC²; Amit N. Amin, MD²

¹University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas; ²Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Naga Sai Shravan Turaga, MD1; Avanees...

A case of 34-year-old woman with pelvic congestion syndrome with nutcracker syndrome that was successfully treated.

A case of 34-year-old woman with...

11/18/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Tips and Techniques

Current Clinical Management of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

02/10/2020

David A. Greuner, MD; Danielle DeMarco

NYC Surgical Associates, Hampton Bays, New York

David A. Greuner, MD; Danielle DeMarc...

Pelvic congestion syndrome is a misunderstood and often underdiagnosed cause of chronic pelvic pain in women of child-bearing age. It is estimated to account for up to 40% of all gynecological visits.

Pelvic congestion syndrome is a...

02/10/2020

Vascular Disease Management

Editor's Corner

Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Is Underdiagnosed and Undertreated

02/10/2020

Craig Walker, MD

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD Cardiovascular I...

Craig Walker, MD, comments on an article about pelvic congestion syndrome, a highly prevalent and profoundly underdiagnosed and undertreated cause of pelvic pain in women.

Craig Walker, MD, comments on an...

02/10/2020

Vascular Disease Management