[Jugular phlebectasia: a report of two cases]

An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 1996;23(3):235-41.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report 2 cases of internal jugular phlebectasia addressed to our ENT-Department for investigation. The sole clinical symptomatology was a latero-cervical right mass expanding with Valsalva's manoeuvre. We make an actualization of the theme's literature and recommend the echography as a method of choice for diagnose, being that technique non-invasive, quick and reproduceable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Dilatation, Pathologic / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jugular Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Jugular Veins / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ultrasonography
  • Valsalva Maneuver
  • Varicose Veins / diagnosis*
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Varicose Veins / physiopathology