title: Successful ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for vulval and leg varicosities secondary to ovarian vein reflux: a case study.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Vein Health Medical Clinic, Melbourne, Australia. drparaskevas@veinhealth.com.au
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014844:Vulva / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*