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New Procedure Provides Relief For Women.(Brief Article)
2001 OCT 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millions of women suffer chronic pelvic pain. A pain so intense and debilitating, it is the cause of 10-15% of hysterectomies and 40% of laparoscopies. A new outpatient procedure at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois could mean relief without surgery.
This new procedure uses a small stent to successfully treat a condition called pelvic congestion syndrome or pelvic varicose veins, says John White, MD, chairman of the department of surgery and Charles Miller, MD, reproductive endocrinology. Up to 15% of women, generally between the ages 20 and 50 years suffer from this syndrome.
"In some women these varicose veins are caused by a construction defect in the body," said White.
Veins are under lower pressure than arteries, so they lie on top of arteries, with one exception; the right iliac vein runs under the right iliac artery. The iliac vein, which is located just below and left of the belly button, can become compressed under the weight of the artery, blocking blood flow.
"When blood can't get through the iliac vein, it reverses flow and backs up around the ovaries," said White. "The ovaries are actually being squeezed by the swollen veins."
It can feel like an intense painful fullness or throbbing in the pelvis. The ...
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