Examination of the neck veins is routinely performed to evaluate right atrial pressure and to estimate intravascular volume in patients with dyspnea, edema, or hypovolemia. 1 In patients with ...

Medically reviewed by David Strosberg, MDMedically reviewed by David Strosberg, MD The internal jugular vein is a set of two blood vessels that collect blood from the brain, superficial regions of ...

After division of the clavicular head of the sternocleidomastoid and omohyoid muscles, the jugular vein and the aneurysm were dissected, and proximal and distal control was obtained (Figure 4).

In the central approach for internal jugular venous catheterization (Panel A), the apex of the triangle formed by the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the clavicle serves as a landmark.

Intrinsic muscles. ... sternohyoid, and sternothyroid muscles, which control the ... the hypoglossal nerve travels downward between the internal carotid artery and the internal jugular vein.

A recent paper in BMJ Case Reports has described a particularly rare discovery: a person with two internal jugular veins. ... below the omohyoid muscle in the front of the neck.

How he missed my carotid artery and jugular vein "I don’t understand how he missed my carotid artery and jugular vein… it’s ...

For the study, researchers randomly assigned 3,027 patients to have catheters placed in one of three locations: nontunneled central venous catheterization to the subclavian, jugular, or femoral vein.