Fig. 5From: Role of trans-abdominal and trans-perineal venous duplex ultrasound in cases of pelvic congestion syndromea, b Trans-abdominal ultrasound and c color Doppler images showing right gonadal vein at its connection with the IVC (open green arrow in a) and its measurement (diameter = 4.2 mm open green arrows in b) seen anterior to the psoas muscle (open white arrow) in (b). Right gonadal vein competence (open green arrow) in (c) was demonstrated (coded in blue) taking the same color of the adjacent IVC (ivc)Back to article page