Neck Neck The neck is the part of the body, on many vertebrates, that separates the head from the torso. It contains blood vessels and nerves that supply structures in the head to the body. These in humans include part of the esophagus, the larynx, trachea, and thyroid gland, major blood vessels including the carotid arteries and jugular veins, and the top part of the spinal cord. In anatomy, the neck is also called by its Latin names, cervix or collum, although when used alone, in context, the word "cervix" more often refers to the uterine cervix, the neck of the
Varicose veins insufficiency method (CHIVA), which intends saving the veins, decreases varicose veins and is safer than vein stripping in those with chronic venous insufficiency. CHIVA comes from the French translation for the technique, conservatrice et hémodynamique de l'insuffisance veineuse en ambulatoire. The operation involves performing one to four small incisions on average, under local anesthesia, to remove by precise ligatures abnormal blood flow due to valvular incontinence and responsible for varicose vein dilation. The patient returns home the same day. This method tends to correct the venous functions in order to cure the symptoms of venous insufficiency such as varicose veins,