Phlebectasia of the jugular vein is a rare entity, manifested as a compressible cystic mass in the neck that appears on straining. The authors report the postpartum presentation of jugular phlebectasia and discuss the benefit of color-flow duplex imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of this condition.
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