Left gastroepiploic vein
The left gastroepiploic vein (left gastro-omental vein) receives branches from the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and from the greater omentum; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach and ends in the commencement of the splenic vein.
| Left gastroepiploic vein | |
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| Details | |
| Drains to | splenic vein |
| Artery | left gastro-omental artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena gastroomentalis sinistra, vena gastroepiploica sinistra |
| TA | A12.3.12.031 |
| FMA | 15390 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
It drains into the superior mesenteric vein.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 681 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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