The neck, or jugular, veins consist of external and internal veins. These veins receive blood from the brain, face, and neck and drain into the brachiocephalic veins (Figure 1).

Jugular vein aneurysm is a rare morphologic entity. This report describes a case of an asymptomatic internal jugular vein aneurysm that presented as an enlarging mass in the neck.

The veins get their name from the Latin word ''jugulus'' meaning collarbone. <br /><br />There are two jugular veins on each side of the neck, known as the external and internal jugulars.

The internal jugular vein (really a pair of veins) largely drains the cerebral veins—those coming from the brain—while the external jugular vein (also a pair) drains those structures more on ...

Background Mild internal jugular vein (IJV) compression, aimed at increasing intracranial fluid volume to prevent motion of the brain relative to the skull, has reduced brain injury markers in ...

To examine the feasibility of preventing catheter tip malposition during PICC placement using an ultrasound-guided finger-pressure method to block the internal jugular vein. We conducted a ...

What is a Q-Collar in football? The Q-Collar is a small, lightweight necklace-type device to applies a small bit of pressure to the wearer's internal jugular vein.

Overall, internal jugular catheterization and subclavian venous catheterization carry similar risks of mechanical complications.

Sometimes the pulsation will be just inferior to the lateral head and occasionally it will be between the 2 heads of the SCM; if the internal jugular pulsation is visible, use it.

Aneurysms of the external jugular vein (EJV) are extremely rarely reported in the literature. They may occur as congenital lesions developing without a known cause, secondary to trauma, hypertension, ...

Background Historical approaches to protect the brain from outside the skull (eg, helmets and mouthpieces) have been ineffective in reducing internal injury to the brain that arises from energy ...

When moving the right internal jugular vein out of the way to access the lymph node, they found a surprise – a second internal jugular vein was nestled behind the first.