Spontaneous external jugular vein pseudoaneurysm treated by thrombin injection: Case report and literature review

Dogan S., Kazci Z. N., Kavuncu S. B., Bayrak A. H.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND, vol.48, no.5, pp.294-297, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jcu.22816
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.294-297
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Although external jugular vein (EJV) aneurysms are infrequent, regardless of etiology, spontaneous pseudoaneurysms (PAs) are extremely rare and generally require surgery. We describe a case of spontaneous PA of the EJV, which was successfully treated by percutaneous thrombin injection.