Abstract
Jugular phlebectasia, a rare disease in which the jugular vein becomes distended for unknown reasons, is frequently detected with indolent neck swelling.1,2 It frequently presents as transient soft bulges in the lateral neck attributable to increased intrathoracic pressure with breath-holding.1,2 It is also known that jugular phlebectasia develops more frequently in the right jugular vein because this vessel is more subject to the effects of increased intrathoracic pressure than the left jugular vein.1 Congenital abnormalities of the venous walls and carotid sheaths are considered to be the causes of this disease; therefore, its development in childhood is described in most case reports.1,2 We herein report left jugular phlebectasia without neck swelling in an elderly patient. A 74-year-old woman had noticed a sensation of neck pressure when lying on her left side for 10 years. About 1 year before coming to …
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