"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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachiocephalic Veins" by people in Profiles.
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Long-term preservation of native arteriovenous dialysis fistulas. Ann Vasc Surg. 2014 Apr; 28(3):749-55.
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Innominate vein-right atrial bypass for relief of superior vena cava syndrome due to pacemaker lead thrombosis. J Card Surg. 2010 Nov; 25(6):752-5.
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Brachial vein transposition arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis access. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Nov; 50(5):1121-5; discussion 1125-6.
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Creating radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas: technical and functional success. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Mar; 208(3):419-25.
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Regarding "Side-to-side arteriovenous fistula at the elbow with perforating vein ligation". J Vasc Surg. 2008 Dec; 48(6):1643-4; author reply 1644.
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Primary and staged transposition arteriovenous fistulas. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun; 47(6):1279-83.
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Extravascular placement of a central venous catheter in the mediastinum. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2004 Feb; 18(1):75-7.