Jugular Vein Thrombosis


KEY FACTS

Terminology

  • Abbreviation: Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT)

  • JVT : Chronic internal JV (IJV) thrombosis (> 10 days after acute event) in which clot persists within lumen after soft tissue inflammation is gone

  • JV thrombophlebitis : Acute-subacute thrombosis of IJV with associated adjacent tissue inflammation

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