Vulvar varices
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Vulvar varices are dilated blood channels that are occurring inaround the female genitalia. It is seen in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, pregnancy, in patients of ovarian varices, Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome and Parkes-Weber syndrome 2. it may be confused with cysts or neoplastic lesion primarily, especially in the bartholinBartholin gland region.
Epidemiology
Vulvar varicosities are seen in up to 4% of pregnant females in the vulgarvulvar and perivulvar region, rarely seen in non-gravid females 2.
Clinical presentation
Clinically vulvar varices are presents as:
- small
swellinglump in labia majora - large mass involving perivulvar and vulvar area.
Treatment and prognosis
Most of pregnancy-related vulvar and perivulvar varices regresssubside spontaneously and can be managed as conservatively. In unresolved cases, treatment options include sclerotherapy, embolization of dilated venous channels and surgical decompression 1,2.
-<p><strong>Vulvar varices </strong>are dilated blood channels that are occurring in female genitalia. It is seen in patients with <a href="/articles/chronic-pelvic-pain-syndrome">chronic pelvic pain syndrome</a>, pregnancy, in patients of ovarian varices, <a href="/articles/klippel-tr-naunay-weber-syndrome">Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome</a> and <a href="/articles/parkes-weber-syndrome">Parkes-Weber syndrome</a> <sup>2</sup>. it may be confused with cysts or neoplastic lesion primarily in the bartholin gland region.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Vulvar varicosities are seen in up to 4% of pregnant females in the vulgar and perivulvar region, rarely seen in non-gravid females <sup>2</sup>. </p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Clinically vulvar varices are presents as:</p><ul>-<li>small swelling in labia majora </li>- +<p><strong>Vulvar varices </strong>are dilated blood channels that are occurring around the female genitalia. It is seen in patients with <a href="/articles/chronic-pelvic-pain-syndrome">chronic pelvic pain syndrome</a>, pregnancy, patients of ovarian varices, <a href="/articles/klippel-tr-naunay-weber-syndrome">Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome</a> and <a href="/articles/parkes-weber-syndrome">Parkes-Weber syndrome</a> <sup>2</sup>. it may be confused with cysts or neoplastic lesion, especially in the Bartholin gland region.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>Vulvar varicosities are seen in up to 4% of pregnant females in the vulvar and perivulvar region, rarely seen in non-gravid females <sup>2</sup>. </p><h4>Clinical presentation</h4><p>Clinically vulvar varices are presents as:</p><ul>
- +<li>small lump in labia majora </li>
-</ul><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Most of pregnancy-related vulvar and perivulvar varices regress spontaneously and can be managed as conservatively. In unresolved cases, treatment options include sclerotherapy, embolization of dilated venous channels and surgical decompression <sup>1,2</sup>.</p>- +</ul><h4>Treatment and prognosis</h4><p>Most of pregnancy-related vulvar and perivulvar varices subside spontaneously and can be managed as conservatively. In unresolved cases, treatment options include sclerotherapy, embolization of dilated venous channels and surgical decompression <sup>1,2</sup>.</p>
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