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Mickey Mouse sign

Mickey Mouse sign

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Mickey Mouse sign is a medical sign resembling the head of Mickey Mouse, the Walt Disney character. Presented for the very first time at the CHIVA's Meeting, Berlin 2002 by Dr. Lurdes Cerol,[citation needed] this sign has been described as the image at the groin when a dilated accessory saphenous vein (ASV) exists: the common femoral vein (CFV) represents the head of Mickey Mouse while the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the dilated accessory saphenous vein (ASV) represent the ears. The presence of a Mickey Mouse sign has been a great diagnostic clue to check ASV insufficiency.

Mickey Mouse Sign, the original slide, at CHIVA's Meeting, Berlin 2002"
Mickey Mouse sign in the saphenofemoral junction, showing GSV, a dilated ASV and CFV

Some authors, inspired by this sign, described an ecographic "Mickey Mouse View" at the saphenofemoral junction in the groin: the common femoral vein (CFV) represents the head of Mickey Mouse while the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the accessory saphenous vein (ASV) represent the ears.[1]

But it can be seen in different regions of the body:


References

  1. Coleridge-Smith P, Labropoulos N, Partsch H, Myers K, Nicolaides A, Cavezzi A (January 2006). "Duplex ultrasound investigation of the veins in chronic venous disease of the lower limbs--UIP consensus document. Part I. Basic principles". European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 31 (1): 83–92. doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.07.019. PMID 16226898.
  2. Goyal A, Boro H (November 2017). "Mickey Mouse sign in a case of polyostotic Paget's disease". Indian Journal of Case Reports. 3 (4): 279–80. doi:10.32677/IJCR.2017.v03.i04.038.
  3. Fox, J. Christian (2011-10-13). Atlas of Emergency Ultrasound. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139499873.
  4. Kher, Kanwal; Schnaper, H. William; Greenbaum, Larry A. (2016-11-25). Clinical Pediatric Nephrology. CRC Press. ISBN 9781482214635.
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  6. Visveswaran, kasi (2009). Essentials of Nephrology, 2/e. BI Publications Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9788172253233.

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