Role of Trans Vaginal Ultrasound and Doppler in Diagnosis of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
Published: July 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4570
Kaveri Sharma, Manash Kumar Bora, Jess y Varghese, Gaurav Malik, Robin Kuruvilla
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AVMCH, Puducherry, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, AVMCH, Puducherry, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, AVMCH, Puducherry, India.
4. Post Graduate Student, Radiogiagnosis, Department of Radiology AVMCH, Puducherry, India.
5. Post Graduate Student, Radiogiagnosis, Department of Radiology AVMCH, Puducherry, India.
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Dr. Manash Kumar Bora,
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Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is a cause of chronic pelvic pain in women and is defined as pelvic pain lasting for more than six months.The diagnosis of PCS is a challenging task for the gynaecologist. It can be due to many varied causes like endometriosis, adhesions, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ovarian cyst, fibroids, pelvic varicosities. Radiology plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of PCS. Pelvic UltraSonography (PUS),transvaginal sonography (TVS) with doppler, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and ovarian venography are usually used in the diagnosis of this condition. We report a case of a 35-year-old multiparous patient with history of pain in lower abdomen, vaginal discharge and general lethargy for past three years who was diagnosed as a case of PCS based on typical TVS and Doppler findings.
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