Duplication of internal jugular vein and relation to the spinal accessory nerve.
We report a case of duplication of the internal jugular vein in which the duplication was incomplete and the accessory nerve lay deep to the vein.
Alaani
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Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
Webster
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Pracy
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JP
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D037981:Neck Dissection