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Article: Variations of jugular veins: phylogenic correlation and clinical implications.(Letter to the editor)
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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To the Editor: Anatomic anomalies are supported by an underlying embryological basis and manifest their clinical impact. The external jugular vein is used as venous manometer, while both the external and internal jugular veins are used for IV catheterization to conduct diagnostic procedures or IV therapies. The variations are important for interventional radiologists who perform transjugular procedures, such as port implantations and the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or selective venous blood samplings in patients with hyperparathyroidism of unknown origin. (1)
During routine dissection, variations of major veins were observed on the right side of ...