Anatomy Atlases: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System: Variation in the Relationship of the Accessory Nerve to the internal Jugular Vein.

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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation: Opus II: Cardiovascular System

Variation in the Relationship of the Accessory Nerve to the internal Jugular Vein.

Ronald A. Bergman, PhD
Adel K. Afifi, MD, MS
Ryosuke Miyauchi, MD
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Left side: In 70 % of cases the nerve passes anterior to the vein

Middle: In 26.8% of cases the nerve passes behind the vein.

Right side:in 3.2% of cases the axillary nerve passes through the internal jugular vein.

from Parsons and Keith.

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