Duplex ultrasound investigation in pelvic congestion syndrome: technique and results
Philippe LEMASLE1 Milka GREINER2 1 Cabinet Nouvelle France, 15 rue Pottier, 78150 Le Chesnay, France 2 American Hospital of Paris, Vascular Department, 63 Bd Victor Hugo, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, France Abstract Chronic pelvic venous insufficiency is a common pathology, but it is overlooked and underdiagnosed as it sits on the edge of two medical specialties: gynecology and vascular medicine. It manifests most frequently as pelvic varicose veins and pelvic venous reflux toward the lower limbs. When symptomatic, it is expressed in the pelvic area as a sometimes-disabling pelvic congestion syndrome and/or in the lower limbs as it supplies the…
