Many cases of thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus, secondary to inflammation of the middle ear, have been successfully treated without ligature of the internal jugular vein. Some cases, indeed, have terminated favourably although neither the sinus itself nor the jugular vein have been directly treated. I have myself, in the practice of other surgeons, seen one case in which pyaemic abscesses formed...

The internal jugular vein exits the skull and continues its course, within the carotid sheath, beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle in a posterolateral approximation to the carotid artery. The jugular bulb is the dilated portion of the jugular vein just below the base of the skull and is the preferred site for blood sampling (see Figure 1). Although blood in the jugular bulb is derived from b...

Knowledge of the varying drainage patterns of superficial veins of head & neck, in particular, jugular veins are not only important for anatomists but also for the surgeons operating at this level and to clinicians in general. The variations are important also for interventional radiologists, who perform trans-jugular procedures, such as port implantations and trans-jugular intra-hepatic porto-...

Objectives: Though external jugular vein is superficial, adequate sized, isolated from major neurovascular structures and its cannulation fairly simple and comfortable to patients, it is not commonly used. Internal jugular vein cannulation on the other hand is routinely used with reasonable success. This technique is not devoid of complications. In order to make the central venous cannulation s...

The present study was designed to assess progesterone profiles at the secreted (caudal vena cava) and circulating levels (jugular vein) and luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion pattern in lactating and non-lactating cows with reference to feeding. Four lactating and four non-lactating cycling Holstein cows were examined. Blood samples were collected simultaneously from the caudal vena cava (via a...

Introduction: The most common lesions of jugular vein dilatation are aneurysms and ectasia. A aneurysm is less compare to an arterial in adults. Because the rare incidence, treatment guidelines primarily associated with timing surgery not clearly established. Proper can reduce patient complaints without excessive intervention.
 Case report: 54 years old woman complained swelling right neck...

Ten normal and four transplanted canine jugular vein segments and four human saphenous vein segments were studied to determine the in vitro static elastic properties of venous tissue and their modification by transplantation into the arterial system. Both the intraluminal pressure and the longitudinal force were varied, and the resulting dimensions were recorded photographically. Venous segment...

visible, lying along the posterior border of the sterno-mastoid muscle. Soon after her admission into jail, the patient complained of pain behind the scar, and oil examination it was found that the lymphatic glands in this region, which hud previously been found to be somewhat enlarged were now tender and swollen. From the history of the case and the appearances, it was evident that one had to ...

Malposition of central venous catheter is a complication of central venous catheterization. A case of left internal jugular catheterization via left external jugular vein is reported. Details of the procedure are described and the literature is reviewed for similar malpositions.