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External jugular vein pierced by supraclavicular branches in a neonatal cadaver: a case report

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Anatomical variations in the venous structure and drainage patterns in the neck are not uncommon. However, this is the first known report on the external jugular vein being pierced by supraclavicular branches. In the lateral cervical region of a neonatal cadaver, the supraclavicular branches penetrated the external jugular vein superior to the clavicle, resulting in a circular venous channel formed around the nerve trunk. Variations such as these are important to note in order to minimize possible intra-operative complications sustained during surgical interventions such as venous catherization or nerve grafts.

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The authors would like to thank the following persons without whose contributions this manuscript would not have been possible: Barbara Viljoen, for her valued assistance with language editing, Jade Naicker, for her artistic illustrations and Marinda Pretorius for final editing of figures and illustrations.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Medunsa, PO Box 232, Ga-Rankuwa, 0204, Republic of South Africa

    Lané Prigge

  2. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Lané Prigge & Albert N. van Schoor

  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA

    Adrian T. Bosenberg

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Prigge, L., Bosenberg, A.T. & van Schoor, A.N. External jugular vein pierced by supraclavicular branches in a neonatal cadaver: a case report. Anat Sci Int 96, 564–567 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-020-00596-2

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