Pelvic varices as a cause for pelvic pain: MRI appearance.
Pelvic venous congestion, as a cause of pelvic pain, is often overlooked. MR offers a noninvasive means of diagnosing this entity. Its appearance, as discussed, is important to recognize in patients who are referred for MR evaluation.
Gupta
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
McCarthy
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*