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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov;45(11):2289-2292.
doi: 10.1111/jog.14091. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Congenital jugular vein phlebectasia or aneurysma: A rare entity in prenatal diagnosis

Valentina D'Ambrosio  1 , Sara Corno  1 , Cristina Pajno  1 , Flaminia Vena  1 , Flavia Ventriglia  1 , Lucia Manganaro  2 , Roberto Brunelli  1 , Pierluigi Benedetti Panici  1 , Antonella Giancotti  1
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Congenital jugular vein phlebectasia or aneurysma: A rare entity in prenatal diagnosis

Valentina D'Ambrosio et al. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Vascular malformations arising from the wall of the external jugular vein are rare and appeared most commonly in pediatric population. Here, we present a case of vascular malformation in the left external jugular vein diagnosed in a fetus during third trimester ultrasound. This is the first described case in prenatal diagnosis.

Keywords: congenital vascular malformation; jugular vein; prenatal diagnosis.

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