Congenital aneurysm of the internal jugular vein in a pregnant woman.
A pregnant woman with a symptom-free congenital aneurysm of the internal jugular vein (IJV) is described. A color duplex scan revealed an aneurysm (2.4 cm in diameter) of the right IJV in the mid-neck without evidence of thrombus. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case demonstrating that such a lesion in a pregnant woman can be safely managed without excision.
Calligaro
K D
KD
Section of Vascular Surgery, Pennsylvania Hospital, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Ahmed
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S
Dandora
R
R
Savarese
R P
RP
Dougherty
M J
MJ
DeLaurentis
D A
DA
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography