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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
Symptomatic varix of the facial vein
Martin Teraa1, Pascal P A Schellekens, Frans L Moll
1Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
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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