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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Internal jugular vein aneurysm in an adult: diagnosis on non-invasive imaging.

Elise Chua, Valerie Udom, Dean Y Huang

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Internal jugular venous aneurysm-A report of two cases with literature review.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2020
    Article
  3. Internal jugular phlebectasia: A systematic review.Surgical neurology international · 2019
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Elise ChuaMedicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-1359
Valerie UdomDepartment of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Dean Y HuangDepartment of Radiology, King's College Hospital, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-6723
King's College Hospital · GBKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the case of a 48-year-old man with a right fusiform internal jugular venous aneurysm, presenting as a unilateral painless neck swelling on coughing or laughing. This is a rare condition, more commonly seen in the paediatric population and can be diagnosed using non-invasive modalities such as Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT. This anomaly is frequently misdiagnosed or overlooked, and our case highlights the importance of considering venous aneurysm as a differential to prevent invasive imaging and inappropriate management.

Indexed as

Jugular VeinsAneurysmDiagnosis, DifferentialEdemaHumansMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonography, Dopplerhead and neck surgeryinterventional radiologyradiologyvascular surgery

Identifiers

PMID29545436
PMCPMC5878352
OpenAlexW2792425404

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