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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec;1(4):341-2.
doi: 10.1007/s13193-010-0040-8. Epub 2011 Jan 29.

Agenesis of internal jugular vein a cause for concern

Tanveer Abdul Majeed, Ramakant K Deshpande, Sanjay Upadhaya, Shilpa A Deshmukh
Case Reports

Agenesis of internal jugular vein a cause for concern

Tanveer Abdul Majeed et al. Indian J Surg Oncol. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Internal jugular vein is one of the major contributors to the venous drainage from the intracranial structures. Neck dissections which necessitates ligation of internal jugular vein leads to significant alteration of cerebrospinal fluid pressures in the range of three times for unilateral ligation to five times in cases of bilateral ligation. Agenesis of internal jugular vein merits concern prior to central venous cannulation and ligation during radical neck dissection for metastatic nodes in head and neck cancers.

Keywords: Agenesis of internal jugular vein; Cannulation of internal jugular vein; Intracranial tension; Neck dissection.

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Intraoperative photograph showing left internal jugular vein represented by fibrous cord up to the junction of middle thyroid vein with IJV
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