title: Isolated aneurysm of the internal jugular vein.
abstract: True venous aneurysms are rare. We report the case of a 70-year-old male with the extremely uncommon finding of an aneurysm of the internal jugular vein. Due to their rarity, no general guidelines for the treatment of these aneurysms have been established. Upon surgical exclusion of the aneurysm, a progressive swelling of the right side of the face was noted in this patient leading to the decision to interpose a thin-walled ePTFE prosthesis for want of a suitable vein graft. Upon follow-up three years later, the patient is completely asymptomatic and the prosthesis is patent in Doppler sonography.
authors.affiliation: General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Dresden, Germany. stephan.kersting@uniklinikum-dresden.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kersting
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rössel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hinterseher
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaebler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Litz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bergert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014654:Vascular Patency
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene