Jugular vein Jugular vein The jugular veins are veins that take deoxygenated blood from the head back to the heart via the superior vena cava. There are two sets of jugular veins: external and internal. The left and right external jugular veins drain into the subclavian veins. The internal jugular veins join with the subclavian veins more medially to form the brachiocephalic veins. Finally, the left and right brachiocephalic veins join to form the superior vena cava, which delivers deoxygenated blood to the right atrium of the heart. The internal jugular vein is formed by the anastomosis of blood from the sigmoid
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,