Paraskevas P
Vein Health Medical Clinic, Melbourne, Australia.
Phlebology. 2011 Feb;26(1):29-31. doi: 10.1258/phleb.2009.009086. Epub 2010 Nov 12.
Pelvic varicose veins secondary to ovarian vein reflux are common and can present with clinical pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS). After assessment with duplex ultrasound and venography, treatment often involves surgical ovarian vein ligation and more recently embolization of the ovarian vein(s) followed by ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) of the pelvic tributaries. This paper presents one out of many PCS patients treated with UGFS of the pelvic tributaries alone, with clinically symptomatic improvement.