Differential diagnosis of palpable masses within the lateral neck region includes several etiologies, comprising both benign lesions (developmental abnormalities, ie, external laryngeal diverticula, ...

Intraoperative central venous cannulation permits rapid administration of intravenous fluids and assessment of changes in intravascular volume. The right internal jugular vein has several advantages ...

Jugular vein thrombosis (JVT) happens when a blood clot forms in one of the jugular veins. Anyone with symptoms of JVT should seek prompt medical attention. The jugular veins are major blood vessels ...

8 College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Background Historical approaches to protect the brain from outside the skull (eg, helmets and mouthpieces) have been ineffective ...

Always examine the patient's neck from the right side; this approach provides a more accurate determination of venous waves than from the left because it is a straight shot from the right jugular ...

Approximately 2 months into an International Space Station mission, obstructive left internal jugular venous thrombosis was suspected in an astronaut during an ultrasound examination that was ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of external jugular vein catheterization through an ear vein in piglets. Forty-six sevoflurane-midazolam anaesthetized piglets were ...