Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Embolism / Thrombosis, Blood, Recanalisation, Diagnostic procedure, Ultrasound-Spectral Doppler, Ultrasound-Colour Doppler, Ultrasound, Veins / Vena cava, Vascular
Authors:
M. Chiscaru, C.-E. Hincu, A.-M. Alecsa-Lupu, M. Ursaru, L. Gheorghe; Iasi/RO
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-2244
Conclusion
The internal jugular vein is an uncommon site of venous thrombosis.
The vague or misleading clinical presentation requires a high degree of suspicion to put the diagnosis.
Ultrasound examination is the first choice when this condition is presumed because it is portable,
inexpensive,
does not irradiate and allows real-time observation.
Moreover,
it is also useful in the follow-up examinations.
Computer tomography brings further important information,
such as the extent of the thrombosis,
the state of the nearby ganglions and the other cervical organs,
thus giving more reliable hints to establish the etiology.
Since the number of cases in which the thrombosis due to a malignant process is high,
it is recommended to first exclude this particular condition,
especially if there are no other factors indicating an inflammatory process.