Saccular aneurysm of the external jugular vein presenting as a neck mass is very rare. We report the surgical treatment of an external jugular venous aneurysm in a 48-year-old female patient due to the cosmetic problem of neck engorgement, concomitant with thyroidectomy for cancer.

Picture 1. A chest radiography showing cardiomegaly and presence of pleural efusion. Picture 2. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the whole abdomen showing the hepatic vein and inferior vena cava are engorgement (black arrow) with early reflux of contrast medium into inferior vena cava and hepatic vein (white arrow). Delayed contrast enhancement and inhomogeneous patern of the liver pare...

Traumatic asphyxia is a commonly used designation of a syndrome related to severe compressive trauma to the thorax. It is characterized by cranial cyanosis, subconjunctival hemorrhage, vascular engorgement of the head, mucosal petechiae, hemoptysis, esophageal and rectal hemorrhage, hematuria, and varying degrees of cerebral dysfunction. By 1985 approximately 210 cases had been reported world-w...

Fulfillment by the lungs of their bellows function depends largely on their resiliency and elasticity. Unless the lungs can readily comply with the changes in the thoracic cage during inspiration and expiration, ventilation will be seriously impaired. Pulmonary compliance is expressed as the ratio of lung volume in liters to intraesophageal pressure in centimeters of water. The present study is...

An 81-year-old woman was referred to our emergency department due to intractable convulsive seizures. Her medical history included rapid cognitive deterioration and the emergence of bizarre behavior along with a gait disturbance during the preceding one month. While the computed tomography findings of the brain was unremarkable, magnetic resonance venography images showed diffuse engorgement an...

~ O I L . I Z , Rhode Island 02852 failure. The carotid pulses were brisk, but collapsed in midsystole. The cardiac apical impulse was hyperkinetic with a diffuse precordial systolic thrill. A third heart sound was present. There was a grade 4 of 6 harsh holosystolic murmur maximal at the left sternal border in the third interspace, but audible across the entire precordium. A grade 1 of 6 decre...

There are various causes of facial canal enlargement. From congenital anomalies to neoplasms, many pathologic conditions should be considered. However, normal variants of vascular anatomy can also result in facial canal enlargement on temporal bone imaging. In order to avoid unnecessary procedures and complications, such as bleeding and facial nerve injury, this possibility should also be taken...