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ReviewCardiovascular and interventional radiology2025

Interventional Radiology Treatments to Address Chronic Pelvic Pain in Females.

Victoria Risner, Estefania Gonzales, Yuko McColgan, Gloria Salazar

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Review in Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors.

Victoria RisnerDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Estefania Gonzales *Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4182-5323
Yuko McColganYuko McColgan MD, LLC, Brookline, MA, USA.
Gloria SalazarDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. gloria_salazar@med.unc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-2540

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects about one in four women globally and has a variety of etiologies, including gynecologic causes. Interventional radiology (IR) offers minimally invasive treatment options for several of these etiologies. PURPOSE: This review provides an overview of IR interventions for treating gynecologic causes of CPP, including fibroids, adenomyosis, pelvic venous disease (PeVD), endometriosis, and peritoneal inclusion cysts (PICs).

methodsA narrative review was conducted on IR techniques for managing gynecologic causes of CPP, with emphasis on procedural applications, clinical presentation, and diagnostic approaches.

resultsUterine artery embolization (UAE) has shown effectiveness in treating fibroids and is increasingly applied for adenomyosis, while gonadal vein embolization is effective for managing PeVD. Emerging IR techniques show promise for treating endometriosis and PICs. This review discusses patient presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and procedural details unique to each condition.

conclusionAs IR options for CPP expand, a comprehensive understanding of the clinical and procedural nuances can broaden the scope of effective treatment options.

Indexed as

Chronic PainPelvic PainRadiography, InterventionalRadiology, InterventionalEmbolization, TherapeuticEndometriosisFemaleHumansUterine Artery EmbolizationAdenomyosisChronic pelvic painEndometriosisMicrowave ablationOvarian vein embolizationPelvic venous diseasePeritoneal inclusion cystSclerotherapyUterine artery embolizationUterine fibroid

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PMID39576323

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