Via practica 5/2019
Pelvic venous congestion syndrome in clinical practice of angiologist´s point of view
Various urogenital, angiogenic, gastrointestinal, neurogenic, osteoartromuscular, psychosomatic and other disorders may cause or contribute to chronic pelvic pain. Sometimes, multiple contributing factors may exist in a single patient. Pelvic congestion syndrome: chronic symptoms, which may include pelvic pain, perineal heaviness, urgency of micturition, and post-coital pain, caused by ovarian and/or pelvic vein reflux and/or obstruction, and which may be associated with vulvar, perineal, and/or lower extremity varices. The VEINTERM consensus document was developed by a transatlantic interdisciplinary faculty of experts under the auspices of the American Venous Forum (AVF), the European Venous Forum (EVF), the International Union of Phlebology (IUP), the American College of Phlebology (ACP), and the International Union of Angiology (IUA). It provides recommendations for fundamental venous terminology. Project Vessels of AS SMC.
Keywords: angiology/vascular medicine, phlebology/venous medicine, chronic venous disease (CVD), pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS), clinical practice
