Left gastroepiploic vein
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Vein: Left gastroepiploic vein | ||
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Latin | v. gastroepiploica sinistra | |
Gray's | subject #174 681 |
The left gastroepiploic 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 lienal vein.
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