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Table 4 Types and operative management of venous injuries

From: Management of war-related vascular injuries: experience from the second gulf war

Vein

Primary repair

Ligation

Total

Popliteal

2

1

3

Internal jugular

1

1

2

Femoral

2

-

2

Subclavian

2

-

2

Superficial femoral

2

-

2

Inferior vena cava

2

-

2

Iliac

1

-

1

Pulmonary

1

-

1

Brachial

-

1

1

Tibial

-

1

1

Total

13

4

17

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery

ISSN: 1749-7922