Surgical repair of left internal jugular phlebectasia.
Jugular vein phlebectasia, a fusiform dilatation of a vein without tortuosity, is a rare cause of cervical neck swelling in children. It commonly presents as a soft cystic mass in the neck that transiently appears during straining. Because of its rarity, jugular vein phlebectasia cases have frequently been misdiagnosed or have been managed inappropriately. This report describes the case of a left-sided internal jugular phlebectasia in a 4-year-old child that was surgically treated with a resection and an end-to-end repair.
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Tawny
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The British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Campbell
Andrew Iain
AI
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply*; D010690:Phlebography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures