Internal jugular vein thrombosis following cervical manipulation
โ Scribed by Thomas Hoffelner; Werner Maurer-Ertl; Gregor Kienbacher; Roman Radl; Andreas Leithner; Reinhard Windhager
- Book ID
- 113788070
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1356-689X
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## Abstract This article presents 3 cases of internal jugular vein thrombosis secondary to central venous cannulation. Two patients were symptomatic with tender cervical swelling. In the third patient, the venous thrombosis was discovered as an incidental finding during major head and neck surgery.
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