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Variations of the external and internal jugular veins: a fetal study

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: The external jugular vein (EJV) is formed by the union of the posterior division of the retromandibular vein and posterior auricular vein, while the internal jugular vein (IJV) is a continuation of the sigmoid sinus. A number of variations in the formation, lengths and drainage patterns of EJV a...

A case of unilateral fenestration and duplication of the external jugular vein

Int. j. morphol; 31 (1), 2013
The external jugular vein is increasingly being utilized as the recipient vein in head and neck free tissue transfers, and for cannulation in order to conduct diagnostic procedures or intravenous therapies. The variations in the patterns of its course, and knowledge of them, are therefore important. We r...