Fig. 3From: Role of trans-abdominal and trans-perineal venous duplex ultrasound in cases of pelvic congestion syndromea–e trans-perineal and inguinal ultrasound and color Doppler images showing vulvoperineal and round ligament (inguinal) varicosities being right sided in (a) (open yellow arrow) bilateral in (b) (open yellow arrows) and left sided in (c) (open yellow arrow). Extension of the vulvoperineal varicosities into the relevant proximal thigh was seen in (d) (black open arrow) with a vein diameter = 5.7 mm. (e) demonstrating right inguinal (round ligament) varicosities that were detected at the level of the external ring (open white arrow) just above the femoral vein (right fem. v)Back to article page