Venous angle
{{Short description|Junction between veins}}
The venous angle (also known as Pirogoff's angle and in Latin as angulus venosus) is the junction where the ipsilateral internal jugular vein and subclavian vein unite to form the ipsilateral brachiocephalic vein.{{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}}http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/venous+angle The Free Dictionary The thoracic duct drains at the left venous angle, and the right lymphatic duct drains at the right venous angle. At the venous angle, the carotid sheath and axillary sheath intermingle, forming a continuous neurovascular ensheathment.{{Cite book |last=Quiñones-Hinojosa |first=Alfredo |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1253347770 |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}}
The eponym is a reference to Nikolay Pirogov.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}
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