J Korean Soc Radiol.  2011 Mar;64(3):227-229. 10.3348/jksr.2011.64.3.227.

Fenestrated Internal Jugular Vein: Case Report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Korea. leeinho1974@hanmail.net

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman presented with a submental mass for 10 days. She underwent neck CT and a fenestrated internal jugular vein was incidentally found. We report a case of fenestrated internal jugular vein.


MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Jugular Veins
Middle Aged
Neck
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

  • Fig. 1 A 54-year-old woman with a fenestration of the internal jugular vein. A. The IJV begins its course as a single vessel. B. It then bifurcates forming two separate lumens (arrows). C-E. As the IJV passes caudally, two lumens (arrows) reunite into a single vessel. F. Sagittal CT scan shows the fenestrated IJV (arrows).


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