Lubianca-Neto J F, Mauri M, Prati C
Department of Otorhinolaryngology of Fundação Faculdade Federal Ciências Médicas of Porto Alegre, Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa, RS, Brazil.
Am J Otolaryngol. 1999 Nov-Dec;20(6):415-8. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0709(99)90085-6.
Phlebectasia is an abnormal dilatation of an isolated vein, may affect any vein, and is usually asymptomatic. When the internal jugular vein is involved, it presents as a cervical swelling that can mimic the signs of either pharyngocele or a laryngocele and, because of its rarity, is frequently misdiagnosed. We describe 2 cases of phlebectasia of internal jugular vein in children with voice change in one of them. No treatment is necessary for this benign, self-limiting condition. Clinical features, diagnosis, treatment options, and a review of the literature about this rare venous lesion are presented.
静脉扩张是指孤立静脉的异常扩张，可累及任何静脉，通常无症状。当颈内静脉受累时，表现为颈部肿胀，可类似咽膨出或喉膨出的体征，由于其罕见性，常被误诊。我们描述了2例儿童颈内静脉扩张病例，其中1例伴有声音改变。这种良性的自限性疾病无需治疗。本文介绍了其临床特征、诊断、治疗选择，并对有关这种罕见静脉病变的文献进行了综述。
