Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 862-868 , November 1998

Pelvic congestion syndrome: Early clinical results after transcatheter ovarian vein embolization

Presented at the Tenth Annual Meeting of the American Venous Forum, Lake Buena Vista, Fla, Feb 18–21, 1998.

Received 25 February 1998 ,Accepted 8 May 1998.

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 From the Department of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery (Drs Cordts, Buckley, and DeMaioribus), and the Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology (Drs Eclavea, Cockerill, and Yeager), Tripler Army Medical Center.

☆☆ The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as reflecting the views of Tripler Army Medical Center, the Department of the Army, or the Department of Defense.

 Reprint requests: Paul R. Cordts, LTC, MC, Department of Surgery, MCHK DSG, CDR TAMC, 1 Jarrett White Rd, Tripler Army Medical Center, HI 96859-5000.

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Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 862-868 , November 1998