Mark H Meissner, Neil M Khilnani, Nicos Labropoulos, Antonios P Gasparis, Kathleen Gibson, Milka Greiner, Lee A Learman, Diana Atashroo, Fedor Lurie, Marc A Passman, Antonio Basile, Zaza Lazarshvilli, Joann Lohr, Man-Deuk Kim, Philippe H Nicolini, Waleska M Pabon-Ramos, Melvin Rosenblatt
As the importance of pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) has been increasingly recognized, progress in the field has been limited by the lack of a valid and reliable classification instrument. Misleading historical nomenclature, such as the May-Thurner, pelvic congestion, and nutcracker syndromes, often fails to recognize the interrelationship of many pelvic symptoms and their underlying pathophysiology. Based on a perceived need, the American Vein and Lymphatic Society convened an international, multidisciplinary panel charged with the development of a discriminative classification instrument for PeVD...
May 2021: Journal of Vascular Surgery. Venous and Lymphatic Disorders