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a case of bilateral IJV stenosis from 2005

Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:58 am
by Cece
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar ... 1X09701627
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Volume 21, Issue 11, November 2005, Pages 527-531
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doi:10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70162-7
Cited By in Scopus (2)

Successful Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Associated with Bilateral Internal Jugular Vein Stenosis Using Direct Thrombolysis and Stenting: A Case Report
Poyin Huangb, Yuan-Han Yangb, Chun-Hung Chenb, Ruey-Tay Lin, b, and Wei-Chen Lina

a Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

b Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Received 15 June 2005; accepted 10 August 2005. Available online 14 July 2009.

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is not uncommon, but CVT associated with bilateral internal jugular vein stenosis (BIJVS) is rare. Bilateral internal jugular vein stenting is also a rare procedure. We report on a patient with CVT associated with BIJVS, who was treated successfully using direct thrombolysis and bilateral internal jugular vein stenting.
(Notice that the departments of radiology and neurology cooperated on this one?)

Pre-existing bilateral jugular vein stenosis, such as many of us have with our CCSVI, contributed to the development of central venous thrombosis in this patient. The patient was treated with thrombolysis for the thrombosis and bilateral IJV stenting. Did this save the patient from developing MS?