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Published in: BMC Neurology 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Ultrasound | Case report

Internal jugular vein stenosis associated with elongated styloid process: five case reports and literature review

Authors: Min Li, Yuan Sun, Chong Ching Chan, Chunqiu Fan, Xunming Ji, Ran Meng

Published in: BMC Neurology | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Internal jugular vein stenosis (IJVS), characterized by a series of clinical manifestations, such as head and neck symptoms, visual and ear symptoms, as well as sleep disorder, has been receiving attention in recent years. However, its’ etiologies are not fully understood.

Case presentation

We report a cases series of IJVS induced by styloid oppression. We define it as the stylo-jugular type of Eagle syndrome (ES).

Conclusions

Our study reveals that external oppression, especially by styloid process, is an important etiology of IJVS. The stylo-jugular ES diagnosis can be identified by Computed tomography venography. Whether stylo-jugular ES can be corrected by styloidectomy requires further investigation.
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Metadata
Title
Internal jugular vein stenosis associated with elongated styloid process: five case reports and literature review
Authors
Min Li
Yuan Sun
Chong Ching Chan
Chunqiu Fan
Xunming Ji
Ran Meng
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Neurology / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1344-0

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