Open AccessDiagnostic Criteria of Internal Jugular Phlebectasia in Korean Children
Author(s) -
Cheong Woo Jeon,
Moo Jin Choo,
Il Hun Bae,
See Ok Shin,
Young Seok Choi,
Dong Hoon Lee,
Kyu Hwa Sim
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.3.329
Subject(s) - medicine , internal jugular vein , valsalva maneuver , ultrasonography , jugular vein , statistical analysis , radiology , statistical significance , clinical significance , physical examination , surgery , blood pressure , statistics , mathematics
Internal jugular phlebectasia (IJP) is a fusiform dilatation of the internal jugular vein (IJV), usually presented as a neck mass in children. Accurate diagnosis from carefully directed history, physical examination, and radiological study could result in lifesaving therapy. We performed our study to suggest possible clinical diagnostic criteria for IJP in Korean children. We reviewed three cases of IJP (patients group) and compared the diameter of the internal jugular phlebectasias with diameters of IJVs in ten normal children (control group) using ultrasonography (USG). There were no significant differences in the range of diameters in the resting state between the two groups. The diameters on the right side, compared with those on the left side, showed no statistical significance (p > 0.05). The range of expanding diameter and average expanding ratios (resting state to Valsalva maneuver x 100%) showed a statistical difference between the two groups (p < 0.05).