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Area of Science:

  • Vascular Surgery
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Gynecology

Background:

  • Pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) affect many women, often leading to chronic pelvic pain and lower limb varices.
  • Embolization is a common treatment, but recurrence rates can be significant.
  • Predicting recurrence is key to optimizing treatment strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify predictors of clinical recurrence after embolization of pelvic venous axes in patients with PeVD.
  • To evaluate the utility of the Symptoms-Varices-Pathophysiology (SVP) classification in predicting recurrence.
  • To determine the association between specific venous characteristics and post-embolization outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective multicenter cohort study of women with PeVD undergoing embolization.
  • Classification of clinical, anatomical, and hemodynamic variables using the SVP system.
  • Recurrence defined by clinical worsening, duplex ultrasound, and venography; analyzed using logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier analysis.

Main Results:

  • 48.0% of patients experienced clinical recurrence within 24 months.
  • Non-saphenous lower-extremity varices (V3b) were present in 75.8% and strongly associated with recurrence.
  • V3b varices were the sole independent predictor of recurrence (OR=16.16, p<0.001), with higher re-embolization rates and earlier recurrence.

Conclusions:

  • V3b varices are the strongest independent predictor of clinical recurrence post-embolization for PeVD.
  • These varices represent a compensated hemodynamic phenotype with persistent extrapelvic decompression.
  • Targeted identification and treatment of V3b varices are essential for improving diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.