Inferior epigastric vein

Inferior epigastric vein

Right inferior epigastric vein - view from inside of abdomen.

The iliac veins.
Details
Drains from superior epigastric vein
Drains to external iliac vein
Artery inferior epigastric artery
Identifiers
Latin vena epigastrica inferior
Dorlands
/Elsevier
v_05/12850263
TA A12.3.10.025
FMA 21162

Anatomical terminology

In human anatomy, inferior epigastric vein refers to the vein that drains into the external iliac vein and anastomoses from the superior epigastric vein. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the inferior epigastric artery.

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