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ArticleEuropean journal of pediatric surgery reports2023

Congenital Internal Jugular Phlebectasia: An Anomaly Still Poorly Recognized.

Alessandro Raffaele, Marta Gazzaneo, Piero Romano, Maria Sole Prevedoni Gorone, Luigi Avolio

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Article in European journal of pediatric surgery reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alessandro RaffaelePediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5146-1486
Marta GazzaneoPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5666-8830
Piero RomanoPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.
Maria Sole Prevedoni GoronePediatric Radiology Unit, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.
Luigi AvolioPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3703-6969
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital internal jugular phlebectasia (CIJP) is a rare condition characterized by congenital dilatation of the vein without tortuosity that becomes more evident during straining as a lateral neck mass. CIJP often remains undiagnosed from a few months to several years after the onset of the swelling. It is frequently asymptomatic although symptomatic cases have been occasionally reported. We present the case of a healthy 7-year-old boy with a lateral neck mass, triggered by the Valsalva maneuver. Neck ultrasound (US) showed right internal jugular axial ectasia, increasing during the Valsalva maneuver; contrast computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed a fusiform dilatation of the right internal jugular vein. Due to the lack of symptoms, we treated our patient conservatively. At 5 years of follow-up, the patient is still asymptomatic, with no evidence of complications or thrombosis. Due to its self-limiting nature, treatment for asymptomatic cases of CIJP should be conservative, providing a follow-up with both clinical and US annual evaluations.

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jugular veinneck massphlebectasia

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