Right gastric vein
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Vein: Right gastric vein | ||
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The portal vein and its tributaries. (Right gastric vein visible but not labeled.) | ||
Latin | vena gastrica dextra | |
Drains from | lesser curvature of the stomach | |
Drains to | hepatic portal vein | |
Artery | right gastric artery | |
Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12850392 |
The right gastric vein drains blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach into the hepatic portal vein.
It is part of the portal circulation.