An interesting clinical case: variant of the cephalic vein emptying into the internal jugular vein.
This case report describes a 45-year-old patient who was referred to our center for surgical creation of long-term vascular access. Angiographic mapping revealed the left cephalic vein draining directly into the internal jugular vein rather than the axillary vein. The patient was scheduled for an ulnar artery to cephalic vein fistula.
Ladenheim Dialysis Access Centers, Inc., Fresno, California, USA. clum@ladenheim.net
Craig
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Lum
Eric D
ED
Ladenheim
D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged