Sonographic diagnosis of a saccular aneurysm of the internal jugular vein.
Aneurysm of the internal jugular vein is an extremely rare condition. It is usually detected during childhood and is characterized by being more prominent during Valsalva maneuvers such as vomiting, coughing, and straining. Most of the cases reported in the English literature are fusiform aneurysms of the internal jugular vein. We report the case of a saccular aneurysm of the left internal jugular vein in a 59-year-old woman with no change in size of the aneurysm during a Valsalva manuever.
Lee
Hwa Yeon
HY
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 3-Ga, Hangang-Ro, Youngsan-Gu, Seoul 140-757, Korea.
Yoo
Seung Min
SM
Song
In-Sup
IS
Yu
Hyeon
H
Lee
Jong Beum
JB
D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver
D003287:Contrast Media