Right gastroepiploic vein

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Vein: Right gastroepiploic vein
Latin Vena gastroomentalis dextra,
vena gastroepiploica dextra
Gray's p.682
Drains to Superior mesenteric vein
Artery Right gastroepiploic artery

The right gastroepiploic vein (right gastroomental vein) drains into the superior mesenteric vein and drains venous blood from the lower parts of the antero-superior and posteroinferior surfaces of the stomach; it runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the greater omentum.

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.


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