ReviewCureus2018
Review of the Variations of the Superficial Veins of the Neck.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- A rare case of bilateral absence of the external jugular vein: implications for clinical procedures involving the cervical region.Anatomical science international · 2026Article
- Multimodality image fusion guidance in the microcatheter navigation to cerebrospinal arteriovenous fistula: Report of the two cases.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Unusual patterns of superficial venous drainage in the neck: a case study of facial vein implications.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025Article
- Quantification of the Dynamics of the Vascular Flows in the Cerebral Arterial and Venous Trees.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Soluble HLA-G is related to malignant melanocytic lesions and previous oncological disease may increase circulating HLA-G bearing large extracellular vesicles.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Key points of surgical anatomy for endoscopic thyroidectomy via a gasless unilateral axillary approach.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Review
- Anatomical variations in the superficial venous system of the neck: an image-based study using contrast-enhanced computed tomography.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2024Article
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- Anatomical variations of the external jugular veins and collaterals incidentally diagnosed with computed tomography in Shih Tzu dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Variation in the formation of the retromandibular and the external jugular veins with embryological overview: A case report.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- Anatomical Variations of the External Jugular Vein: A Pictorial and Critical Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Retrospective analysis of the feasibility and safety of external jugular vein cannulation in surgical patients.Anesthesia and pain medicine · 2023Article
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- Launay's External Carotid Vein.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Tunneled Dialysis Catheter Insertion in External Jugular Vein by Nephrologists.Indian journal of nephrologyArticle
- Access times for supraclavicular and infraclavicular approaches of subclavian vein catheterization in pacemaker insertion.International journal of health sciencesArticle
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The venous drainage of the neck can be characterized into superficial or deep. Superficial drainage refers to the venous drainage of the subcutaneous tissues, which are drained by the anterior and external jugular veins (EJVs). The brain, face, and neck structures are mainly drained by the internal jugular vein (IJV). The superficial veins are found deep to the platysma muscle while the deep veins are found encased in the carotid sheath. The junction of the retromandibular vein and the posterior auricular vein usually form the EJV, which continues along to drain into the subclavian vein. The anterior jugular vein is usually formed by the submandibular veins, travels downward anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM), and drains either into the EJV or the subclavian vein. Other superficial veins of the neck to consider are the superior, middle, and inferior thyroid veins. The superior thyroid and middle thyroid veins drain into the IJV whereas the inferior thyroid vein usually drains into the brachiocephalic veins.
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