Surgical exploration confirmed that an atypical omohyoid muscle was squeezing the vein.
Marian Simka, Eugeniusz Majewski, Marek Fortuna, Maciej Zaniewski 2012, 'Internal Jugular Vein Entrapment in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient', Case Reports in Surgeryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/293568. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Observations were focused on variations in number, attachments, and position of omohyoid.
Rajalakshmi Rai, Anu Ranade, Soubhagya Nayak, Rajanigandha Vadgaonkar, Pai Mangala,Ashwin Krishnamurthy 2008, 'A study of anatomical variability of the omohyoid muscle and its clinical relevance',Clinicshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000400018. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We describe a multiple sclerosis patient presenting with compression of the internal jugular vein caused by aberrant omohyoid muscle.
Marian Simka, Eugeniusz Majewski, Marek Fortuna, Maciej Zaniewski 2012, 'Internal Jugular Vein Entrapment in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient', Case Reports in Surgeryhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/293568. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)