# Venous angle

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{{Short description|Junction between veins}}
thumb|upright=1.6|Right (purple inset) and left (yellow inset) venous angles
thumb|Yellow circle indicates the left venous angle
The '''venous angle''' (also known as '''Pirogoff's angle''' and in Latin as '''''angulus venosus''''') is the junction where the [ipsilateral](/source/ipsilateral) [internal jugular vein](/source/internal_jugular_vein) and [subclavian vein](/source/subclavian_vein) unite to form the ipsilateral [brachiocephalic vein](/source/brachiocephalic_vein).<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The anatomy and physiology of the terminal thoracic duct and ostial valve in health and disease: potential implications for intervention|first1=Chathura Bathiya Bandara|last1=Ratnayake|first2=Alistair Brian James|last2=Escott|first3=Anthony Ronald John|last3=Phillips|first4=John Albert|last4=Windsor|date=July 5, 2018|journal=Journal of Anatomy|volume=233|issue=1|pages=1–14|doi=10.1111/joa.12811|pmid=29635686|pmc=5987815}}</ref><ref>http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/venous+angle The Free Dictionary</ref> The [thoracic duct](/source/thoracic_duct) drains at the left venous angle, and the [right lymphatic duct](/source/right_lymphatic_duct) drains at the right venous angle. At the venous angle, the [carotid sheath](/source/carotid_sheath) and [axillary sheath](/source/axillary_sheath) intermingle, forming a continuous neurovascular ensheathment.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Quiñones-Hinojosa |first=Alfredo |title=Schmidek and Sweet: Operative Neurosurgical Techniques 2-Volume Set |publisher=Elsavier |year=2021 |isbn=978-0-323-41519-4 |edition=7th |location=Philadelphia, PA |pages=2076 |oclc=1253347770}}</ref>

The eponym is a reference to [Nikolay Pirogov](/source/Nikolay_Pirogov).{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

==References==
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Category:Cardiovascular system

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