title: Symptomatic varix of the facial vein.
abstract: Varices of the facial and neck region are extremely rare, and the most prevalent varices in this region affect the orbital vein. To date, no report on a patent and symptomatic varix of the facial vein has been published, because these varices are particularly rare and most often thrombosed at the time of diagnosis. We present a patient with a prominent patent varix of the right facial vein. After a magnetic resonance imaging scan and duplex ultrasonography, the lesion was treated via surgical exploration, ligation, and complete excision. At 6 months of follow-up, no signs of recurrence were noted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.teraa@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teraa
authors.forename: Pascal P A
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Schellekens
authors.forename: Frans L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.forename: Gert Jan
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: de Borst
mesh_terms: D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery