Middle colic vein
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| Vein: Middle colic vein | ||
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| Portal vein and tributaries. (Middle colic vein hidden behind pancreas, but it is possible to see where it drains to the superior mesenteric.) | ||
| Latin | vena colica media | |
| Drains from | transverse colon | |
| Drains to | superior mesenteric vein | |
| Artery | middle colic artery | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_04/12847534 | |
The middle colic vein drains the transverse colon. It is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the middle colic artery.
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