Cervicovertebral Phlebography Using Catheterization

Phlebographic study of the anterior condyloid vein, the posterior condyloid vein, and the vertebral veins by catheterization was carried out to determine the anatomy of the cervicovertebral venous system and the method which gives the most satisfactory opacification of this area. Opacification of the intrarachidian plexuses is not obtained consistently by catheterization of the anterior or posterior condyloid veins. Good opacification is obtained with catheterization of one or both vertebral veins. This technique may prove useful in studying intra- and extrarachidian tumor pathology, cervical disk prolapse, and pathology of the intravertebral foramen.