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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0003-3170</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Angiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Angiología]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0003-3170</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Arán Ediciones S.L.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0003-31702020000500003</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20960/angiologia.00130</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de congestión pélvica: revisión actualizada de la literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Pelvic congestion syndrome: updated literature review]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Arbeláez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Diego]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ansuátegui Vicente]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Comanges Yéboles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ibarra Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez-Guerrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villar Esnal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González-Fajardo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Madrid ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>72</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>229</fpage>
<lpage>239</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0003-31702020000500003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0003-31702020000500003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0003-31702020000500003&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El síndrome de congestión pélvica (SCP) es una causa frecuente, aunque poco conocida, de dolor pélvico crónico en mujeres premenopáusicas. Aunque su etiología no está del todo clara, en general se acepta la incompetencia valvular como causa del SCP primario, mientras los síndromes compresivos llevan al SCP secundario. El diagnóstico de este síndrome se realiza después de excluir otras causas de dolor pélvico crónico y se basa en una combinación de síntomas clínicos característicos (dolor crónico, continuo o sordo, dispareunia, dismenorrea&#8230;) y en la documentación de dilatación o incompetencia de las venas pélvicas mediante pruebas de imagen. La terapia endovascular (escleroterapia, embolización o stent) de las venas incompetentes con reflujo o venas estenóticas constituye el estándar de tratamiento. El objetivo del presente trabajo es realizar una revisión actualizada de la literatura con el propósito de ayudar a mejorar el conocimiento de esta patología.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Pelvic congestion syndrome (PCS) is a common, but little-known, cause of chronic pelvic pain in premenopausal women. Although its etiology is not entirely clear, valvular incompetence is generally accepted as the cause of primary PCS, while compressive syndromes lead to secondary PCS. The diagnosis of this syndrome is made after excluding other causes of chronic pelvic pain, and is based on a combination of characteristic clinical symptoms (chronic pain, continuous or dull, dyspareunia, and dysmenorrhea) and documentation of dilation or incompetence of pelvic veins by imaging tests. Endovascular therapy (sclerotherapy, embolization or stenting) of incompetent and reflux veins or stenotic veins, is today the standard of treatment. The objective of this work is to carry out an updated revision of the literature with the purpose of helping to improve the knowledge of this pathology.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Síndrome de congestión pélvica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dolor pélvico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Reflujo de las venas ováricas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tratamiento endovascular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pelvic congestion syndrome]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pelvic pain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Ovarian vein reflux]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Endovascular treatment]]></kwd>
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