provided the original work is properly cited. CC Central venous catheterization is frequently used as the procedure for preparation of major surgery, chemotherapy, total parenteral nutrition, and etc [1]. Usually, the catheterization sites are femoral vein, subclavian vein, and internal jugular vein (IJV). Because the right IJV has easy accessibility, and it gives direct route for right atrium ...

OBJECTIVES To present a complication which occurred in relation to drainage of left superior vena cava. METHODS A 25-year-old patient underwent intracardiac repair for Tetralogy of Fallot. Left superior vena cava was present. It was drained by insertion of a left ventricular sump vent catheter via coronary sinus. The immediate postoperative period was uneventful. The patient presented on the ...

Hemodialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requires vascular access which can be either temporary or permanent. However, these procedures are not without complications. Arterial puncture is the most common immediate complication and pseudoaneurysm formation is the most common late sequel of internal jugular venous catheterization (IJVC). However, arterio-venous fistula (AVF) f...

BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE Intracranial venous hypertension is known to be associated with venous outflow obstruction. We discuss the diagnosis and treatment of mechanical venous outflow obstruction causing pseudotumor cerebri. CLINICAL PRESENTATION We report 2 patients presenting with central venous outflow obstruction secondary to osseous compression of the internal jugular veins at the cran...

The jugular venous system constitutes the primary venous drainage of the head and neck. It includes a profundus or subfascial venous system, formed by the two internal jugular veins, and a superficial or subcutaneous one, formed by the two anterior and two external jugular veins. We report one case of unilateral anatomical variations of the external and anterior jugular veins. Particularly, on ...

BACKGROUND The primary aim of this study was to compare the incidence of accidental arterial puncture during right internal jugular vein (RIJV) cannulation with and without ultrasound guidance (USG). The secondary end points were to assess if USG improves the chances of successful first pass cannulation and if BMI has an impact on incidence of arterial puncture and the number of attempts that a...

Jugulo-tympanic paragangliomas are rare benign tumors arising from the neuroectodermal cells of tympanic cavity and dome jugular vein. Surgical resection has long been first-line treatment. However, when this is not possible, radiotherapy remains a therapeutic alternative allowing local control with less morbidity. We report case patient an unresectable tympano-jugular paraganglioma, symptomala...

The vascular access preparation for this patient was poor due to poor accessibility to surgical service, and his peripheral veins were not good for arterio-venous fistula. He was initiated on haemodialysis with a right sided internal jugular catheter (IJC). The right IJC was removed due to infection. There was previously a documented attempt to insert a left sided IJC in September 2010, however...