Left innominate vein creation using left internal jugular vein tunneled to right internal jugular vein.
Maxwell F KilcoyneChi Chi Do-NguyenAchintya MoulickNandini MadanVicki MahanSusan ConleyPaul S BradyEric D EndeanRandy M StevensPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
In cases of left innominate vein stenosis, transposing the LIJ can create a new left innominate vein that can alleviate venous hypertension and preserve fistula function. This procedure avoids sternotomy and only requires one anastomosis.