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Pelvic congestion syndrome: demonstration and diagnosis by helical CT

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Pelvic pain is a common gynaecological complaint, sometimes without any obvious etiology. We report a case of pelvic congestion syndrome, an often overlooked cause of pelvic pain, diagnosed by helical computed tomography. This seems to be an effective and noninvasive imaging modality. RID=""ID=""<e5>Correspondence to:</e5> J. H. Desimpelaere

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  1. Department of Radiology, Middelheim Hospital, Lindendreef 1, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    J. H. Desimpelaere, P. C. Seynaeve, B. J. Appel & L. L. Mortelmans

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Middelheim Hospital, Lindendreef 1, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium, , , , , , BE

    Y. M. Hagers

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Received: 14 July 1997/Accepted: 8 August 1997

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Desimpelaere, J., Seynaeve, P., Hagers, Y. et al. Pelvic congestion syndrome: demonstration and diagnosis by helical CT. Abdom Imaging 24, 100–102 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002619900451

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