These vessels are connected to the cavernous sinus, which is located inside the skull. "Moreover, the veins and venous plexuses in this area generally do not have valves, which can lead to reverse ...

An urgent CT head revealed a retropharyngeal abscess, thrombosis of left internal jugular vein and bilateral cavernous sinus thrombosis The retropharyngeal abscess was drained surgically and broad ...

An MRI revealed it was located in the cavernous sinus – a hollow space found behind the eye socket, through which the jugular vein carries blood away from the brain. That would, in times past ...