Drainage of External Jugular Vein into an Unusually Wider Internal Jugular Vein: A Rare Case Report.
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2020-07
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Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University
Abstract
The superficial veins are of utmost importanceclinically for cannulation, which is required fordiagnostic purposes and intravenous therapy. One suchsuperficial vein in the neck region is the externaljugular vein. The other vein, deeper in this region, isthe internal jugular vein. The internal jugular vein iscommonly used for central venous catheterization.Anomaly in the course and termination of bothexternal and Internal Jugular Veins (IJV) are critical asthey serve as an important route/site to perform variousdiagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Present caseshows a rare variation of termination of the rightexternal jugular vein into an unusually wider IJV.Variation as described in the present case, if found,would ease the clinicians' task to approach a lessaccessible IJV. Ultrasound-guided venouscatheterization would serve as a guide to perform theprocedure with ease and also to be familiar with suchvariations existing in the venous channels
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External Jugular Vein, Internal Jugular Vein, Variation, Catheterization
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Shetty Ashwija, Sumalatha Suhani, Prabhath Sushma . Drainage of External Jugular Vein into an Unusually Wider Internal Jugular Vein: A Rare Case Report.. Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University. 2020 Jul; 9(3): 94-96