The neck, or jugular, veins consist of external and internal veins. These veins receive blood from the brain, face, and neck and drain into the brachiocephalic veins ( Figure 1 ). Figure 1 ...

There's an internal and an external jugular vein on each side of the neck. The internal jugular vein (really a pair of veins) largely drains the cerebral veins—those coming from the brain ...

In upper extremity and neck veins, ... Duplex ultrasonography revealed aneurysmatic formation of the internal jugular vein (Figure 2), measuring 2.82 cm by 1.14 cm in the transverse plane, ...

Deep cervical lymph nodes are associated with their positions adjacent to the internal jugular vein, which runs near the sides of the neck. They are known as the lateral jugular, anterior jugular ...

She had no prior history of head and neck radiation. Her family history was negative for thyroid disease, ... The axial view of the neck shows an enlarged right internal jugular vein (IJV) ...

Aneurysms of the external jugular vein (EJV) are extremely rarely reported in the literature. They may occur as congenital lesions developing without a known cause, secondary to trauma, hypertension, ...

January 7, 2010 — A high prevalence of internal jugular vein (IJV) valve insufficiency appears to be present in patients with a clinical diagnosis of transient global amnesia (TGA), suggesting ...

Duplication of this vein is rare, with only four other cases written about in scientific literature to date. The internal jugular vein is located in the carotid sheath in the neck, alongside the ...

All surgeons working in the neck are confronted with the challenge of dissecting major cranial nerves and vessels,... A Rare Positional Variant of the Accessory Nerve and the Internal Jugular Vein ...