In addition, the profunda femoris vein drains the upper leg and serves as a tributary to the common femoral vein. The deep and superficial systems are interconnected by fascial piercing perforator ...

Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT ... it is usually located within one of the deep veins and is called a DVT of the upper extremity or DVT-UE. In 33% to 60% of DVT-UE cases, there are no symptoms ...

Given that many previous studies on upper extremity DVT do not include the internal jugular vein, the potential contribution of internal jugular thrombosis to the development of a PE may be ...