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Bilateral internal jugular vein ectasia: a report of two cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

B. S. Gendeh ,
M. K. Dhillon  and
M. Hamzah
B. S. Gendeh*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National University of Malaysia (NUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
M. K. Dhillon
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
M. Hamzah
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National University of Malaysia (NUM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
*
Dr B. S. Gendeh, Lecturer, ENT Department, Medical Faculty, U.K.M., Jalan Raja Muda Aziz-50300, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract

Internal jugular vein ectasia is a venous anomaly commonly presenting as a unilateral neck swelling in children and adults. Literature reports of bilateral presentation are rare. Bilateral Doppler ultrasonography is the diagnostic investigation of choice. The possible pathology, aetiology and management are discussed. Conservative management of bilateral cases is recommended in uncomplicated cases

Keywords

Jugular veins, internal, Ultrasonography
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 3 , March 1994 , pp. 256 - 260
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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Footnotes

This paper was presented at the XVth World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey, June 1993.

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