Open AccessAnomalous formation of external jugular vein and its clinical implication
Author(s) -
Navneet Kumar Chauhan,
R Archana,
Jyoti Chopra,
Anita Raghavan,
Archana Srivastava,
Vijay Kumar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.85854
Subject(s) - medicine , external jugular vein , subclavian vein , vein , trunk , internal jugular vein , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , surgery , anatomy , ecology , catheter , biology
The superficial veins, especially the external jugular vein (EJV), are increasingly being utilized for cannulation to conduct diagnostic procedures or intravenous therapies. EJV is also used in microsurgical procedures,used as a recipient for the free flaps.