Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) between the external carotid artery and external jugular vein is extremely rare, with only few cases reported in the literature so far. Most of these AVFs have been either iatrogenic or secondary to previous trauma. Herein, we report a 42-year-old woman with congenital AVF between the external carotid artery and external jugular vein, presenting with palpitation and ...

Sir,—The study by Shah, Swai and Latto (1986) comparing the venous pressures measured from the proximal external jugular vein and from a central vein was interesting. The authors found a mean difference in pressure of 3 mm Hg from the two sites which was not influenced by alterations in the head position or the side of jugular venous catheterization. Whether the reference zero is the right atri...

conclusions the us-guided method for cvc placement was superior to the traditional landmark method in terms of access time, number of attempts, success rate, and fewer complications. objectives this study aimed to compare the traditional landmark method vs. us-guided method of cvc placement in terms of complications and success rate. patients and methods in this randomized controlled trial, pat...

PORCIUNCULA, C. I., G. G. ARMSTRONG, JR., A. C. GUYTON, AND H. L. STONE. Delayed compliance in external jugular vein of the dog. Am. J. Physiol. 207(s) : 728-732. Ig64.IThe time course and magnitude of delayed compliance in a typical large vein, the external jugular vein of the dog, were studied in an effort to determine whether or not delayed compliance in the large veins is an important facto...

The cephalic vein, defined as the vein originating in the radial end of the dorsal venous arch, crosses superficial to the anatomical snuffbox and travels upward along the anterior border of the brachioradialis muscle in the forearm [1,2]. It ascends lateral to biceps and between pectoralis major and deltoid muscles, and passes through the infraclavicular fossa, and drains into the axillary vei...