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A rare case of anastomosis between the external and internal jugular veins.

TitleA rare case of anastomosis between the external and internal jugular veins.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsKarapantzos, I., Zarogoulidis P., Charalampidis C., Karapantzou C., Kioumis I., Tsakiridis K., Mpakas A., Sachpekidis N., Organtzis J., Porpodis K., Zarogoulidis K., Pitsiou G., Zissimopoulos A., Kosmidis C., Fouka E., & Demetriou T.
JournalInt Med Case Rep J
Volume9
Pagination73-5
Date Published2016
ISSN1179-142X
Abstract

Jugular veins bring deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart. There are two sets of external and internal veins. The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the cranium and the deep parts of the face. It commences from the substance of the parotid gland and runs down the neck at the posterior border of sternocleidomastoideus and ends in the subclavian vein in front of the scalenus anterior. The external jugular vein is covered by the platysma and its upper half runs parallel with the great auricular nerve. There is also another minor jugular vein, the anterior, draining the submaxillary region. In our patient, we recognized a shunt between the external and internal jugular veins. It appeared in the middle of the veins, between the pair of valves, which are placed ~2.5 cm above the termination of the vessel. The anastomosis was fully functional, and there was no problem in the blood pressure of the patient. Moreover, the shunt was not associated with any systemic disease.

DOI10.2147/IMCRJ.S98801
Alternate JournalInt Med Case Rep J
PubMed ID27051321
PubMed Central IDPMC4807936

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