TY - JOUR
T1 - Symptomatic varix of the facial vein
AU - Teraa, Martin
AU - Schellekens, Pascal P.A.
AU - Moll, Frans L.
AU - De Borst, Gert Jan
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Varices of the facial and neck region are extremely rare, and the most prevalent varices in this region affect the orbital vein. To date, no report on a patent and symptomatic varix of the facial vein has been published, because these varices are particularly rare and most often thrombosed at the time of diagnosis. We present a patient with a prominent patent varix of the right facial vein. After a magnetic resonance imaging scan and duplex ultrasonography, the lesion was treated via surgical exploration, ligation, and complete excision. At 6 months of follow-up, no signs of recurrence were noted.
AB - Varices of the facial and neck region are extremely rare, and the most prevalent varices in this region affect the orbital vein. To date, no report on a patent and symptomatic varix of the facial vein has been published, because these varices are particularly rare and most often thrombosed at the time of diagnosis. We present a patient with a prominent patent varix of the right facial vein. After a magnetic resonance imaging scan and duplex ultrasonography, the lesion was treated via surgical exploration, ligation, and complete excision. At 6 months of follow-up, no signs of recurrence were noted.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.01.013
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.01.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 23988543
AN - SCOPUS:84885988339
SN - 0890-5096
VL - 27
SP - 1188.e1-1188.e4
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
IS - 8
ER -