Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with swollen neck vein diagnosed with jugular vein aneurysm
By Gardner, L et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2022·Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Unilateral external jugular vein aneurysm in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
An 11-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier was brought to the vet because of a swelling in the neck that had been changing in size for two months, especially after exercise. The vet used advanced imaging techniques and found that the dog had a large aneurysm (a bulging area) in the left jugular vein. After surgery to remove the aneurysm, the dog's condition was confirmed to be a congenital issue, meaning it was present from birth. The dog recovered well after the surgery.
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Abstract
An 11-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier was referred with a two-month history of fluctuating unilateral jugular groove swelling, which appeared to enlarge after exercise. There was no history of trauma. Multimodal imaging findings (using transdermal and transesophageal ultrasound and dual phase computed tomography angiography) were consistent with large, saccular, left jugular vein aneurysm, running parallel to the left carotid artery. There did not appear to be any arteriovenous communication present. There were no cardiac abnormalities found on echocardiography. Following surgical excision, histopathological analysis supported the clinical suspicion of a congenital external jugular venous aneurysm.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35235883/