International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 158-160 , December 2008

Jugular phlebectasia: A cause of neck swelling—Case report

  • Andréa Mv Souza

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Discipline of the Surgery Department, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de BH, Pam Saudade, Av. Pasteur, 89-sala 407-Santa Efigênia, CEP 30150-290, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +55 31 3236 6123; fax: +55 31 3224 2205.
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  • Angela F.M. Guerra

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Discipline of the Surgery Department, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de BH, Pam Saudade, Av. Pasteur, 89-sala 407-Santa Efigênia, CEP 30150-290, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
    • ,
  • Tânia Mara Assis Lima

      Affiliations

    • Department of the Oftalmology, Otorhinolaringology and Speech and Language Pathology, Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    • ,
  • André de Campos Duprat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Santa Casa de São Paulo, Faculty of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil

Received 12 September 2007 ,Revised 29 February 2008 ,Accepted 2 March 2008.

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PII: S1871-4048(08)00021-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2008.03.002

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 158-160 , December 2008

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