The knowledge of variations in the superficial veins is of clinical importance for the anatomist, radiologists, clinical practitioners and surgeons in order to plan about the operative procedures. Usually cephalic vein drains into the axillary vein. In this case report study the left cephalic vein communicates with the left external jugular vein and made a common trunk at th...

BACKGROUND We aimed to define the frequency and predictors of successful external cephalic version in a nationally-representative cohort of women with breech presentations and to compare maternal outcomes associated with successful external cephalic version versus persistent breech presentation. METHODS Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a United States healthcare utilization database, we...

Delayed diagnosis of tracheobronchial foreign body (FB) aspiration is not uncommon in children. It occurs when symptoms are underappreciated and/or radiological findings are overlooked. In such cases serious complications can arise, which make the diagnosis and removal of the FB much more difficult. Here, we present a case where FB aspiration was misdiagnosed as asthma after a radio-opaque FB o...

OBJECTIVE To assess the outcome of external cephalic version for routine management of malpresenting foetuses at term. DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING Tertiary teaching hospital, Malaysia. PATIENTS From September 2003 to June 2004, a study involving 41 pregnant women with malpresentation at term was undertaken. An external cephalic version protocol was implemented. Data we...

The cephalic arch is a common location of stenosis, especially in brachiocephalic fistulas. The cephalic arch has a number of anatomic variations. Cephalic arch stenoses are often resistant and have poor primary patency. Here we describe an unusual case of a hemodialysis patient with a single-conduit supraclavicular cephalic arch draining into the external jugular vein presenting with recurrent...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of successful external cephalic version on the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) requiring treatment in singleton breech presentation at term. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING Three large teaching hospitals in the Netherlands. POPULATION Women with a singleton breech presentation of 34 weeks of gestation or more, who underwent...

OBJECTIVE To assess the mode of delivery in women after a successful external cephalic version by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and the Cochrane Library for studies reporting on the mode of delivery in women after successful external cephalic version at t...

to occur. Bile also provides a good medium for bacterial growth and so infective sequelae often occur in the setting of a cholethorax. Biliary pleural fistulas and the formation of bilious pleural effusions are known complications of hepatic trauma 1,2 , parasitic liver disease 3 and development of a subphrenic abscess in the setting of biliary obstruction. Iatrogenic causes include biliary ste...