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Current Perspective and Strategy on Management of Spontaneous Jugular Venous Ectasia: A Systematic Review
Siwen Wang1, Tianzhen Jing2, Ruijia Feng2
1Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, National-Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Guangzhou, China.
Background:
Spontaneous jugular venous ectasia (SJVE) is characterized by dilation of the internal jugular vein (IJV) and external jugular vein. It is generally considered a benign anomaly. There is no accepted categorization for this disorder.
Methods:
We conducted a case series study and a systematic review of available articles on SJVE to understand the main characteristics, clinicopathologic classifications, and therapeutic approaches.
Results:
From January 2001 to December 2021, 14 patients in our hospital were analyzed. A total of 110 original articles (295 cases/311 lesions) were included in the systematic review. We proposed a classification and categorized SJVE into 4 main types (type I-IV) plus one (type V) in which the specific ectasia was located around the jugular bulb at the IJV.
Conclusions:
Conservative treatment is preferred for patients with type I (without thrombus) SJVE and asymptomatic patients who can be treated without anticoagulants. The therapeutic efficiency of surgery was high, and the best surgical modalities were chosen according to the type of SJVE.
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