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a) Exposure of the left external and internal jugular veins, b) harvested EJV conduit. Great care was taken to avoid injuring the carotid artery and vagus nerve, which lie in close proximity to the IJV. A total conduit length of approximately 5-8cm of vein was prepared. The proximal and distal ends of this length were clamped, ligated with Vicryl ties and divided. The EJV conduit was removed carefully inspected for defects, and reversed (Figure 2)
