"Brachiocephalic Veins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Large veins on either side of the root of the neck formed by the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. They drain blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities, and unite to form the superior vena cava.
| Descriptor ID |
D016121
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.130
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| Concept/Terms |
Brachiocephalic Veins- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Brachiocephalic Vein
- Vein, Brachiocephalic
- Veins, Brachiocephalic
- Innominate Veins
- Innominate Vein
- Vein, Innominate
- Veins, Innominate
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachiocephalic Veins" by people in Profiles.
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Large tracheal varices in a patient with superior vena cava compression. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2015 Apr; 22(2):e5.
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A tale of two rings. Cardiol Young. 2014 Aug; 24(4):727-8.
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A rare anatomic variant: partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the right pulmonary veins to an aneurysmal left vertical vein. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Mar; 97(3):1083.
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Demystifying the use of internal mammary vessels as recipient vessels in free flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013 Oct; 132(4):763-768.
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Transcatheter recanalization of totally occluded proximal pulmonary arteries and major systemic veins in patients with congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Feb 01; 111(3):412-7.
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Superior vena cava thrombosis and paradoxical embolic stroke due to collateral drainage from the brachiocephalic vein to the left atrium. Tex Heart Inst J. 2011; 38(2):170-3.
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Prevalence of variant brachial-basilic vein anatomy and implications for vascular access planning. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Mar; 53(3):720-4.
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Whodunit? Ghost surgery and ethical billing. J Vasc Surg. 2005 Dec; 42(6):1239-41.
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Brachiocephalic reconstruction II: operative and endovascular management of single-vessel disease. J Vasc Surg. 2005 Jul; 42(1):55-61.
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Brachiocephalic reconstruction I: operative and long-term results for complex disease. J Vasc Surg. 2005 Jul; 42(1):47-54.