The abnormal bridging vein: light and electron microscopic observations.
We observed a patient with an abnormal bridging vein having a thickened vessel wall and newly formed vessels within it. It was suggested that the former is a phenomenon accompanying capsule formation around hygroma and the latter, indicating recanalization, originates in cells along the luminal side. Our morphological observations provided the reactive pattern of bridging veins against brain damage.
2nd Department of Anatomy, Toho University School of Medicine, Japan.
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D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000098:blood supply*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000473:pathology