Appendicular vein

The appendicular vein is the vein which drains blood from the vermiform appendix. It is located in the mesoappendix and accompanies the appendicular artery. The appendicular vein drains into the ileocolic vein.

Veins of the abdomen and pelvis

To azygos system

ascending lumbar
- subcostal

To IVC or left renal vein

Unpaired

median sacral vein

posterior:	iliolumbar superior gluteal lateral sacral
anterior:	inferior gluteal obturator uterine ♀ uterine plexus ♀ vesical vesical plexus prostatic plexus ♂ deep of penis ♂/clitoris ♀ posterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀ vaginal plexus/vein ♀ middle rectal internal pudendal inferior rectal bulb of penis ♂/vestibule ♀ rectal plexus

Portal vein
(Portal)

Splenic	short gastric left gastroepiploic pancreatic inferior mesenteric superior rectal left colic
Superior mesenteric	right gastroepiploic pancreaticoduodenal jejunal ileal middle colic right colic ileocolic appendicular
Direct	cystic left gastric/esophageal right gastric paraumbilical

Appendicular vein
Details
Drains from	Vermiform appendix
Drains to	Ileocolic vein
Artery	Appendicular artery
Identifiers
Latin	Vena appendicularis
TA	A12.3.12.025
FMA	15410
*Anatomical terminology*

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