Right colic vein
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Vein: Right colic vein | |
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The portal vein and its tributaries. | |
Latin | vena colica dextra |
Drains to | superior mesenteric vein |
Artery | right colic artery |
Dorlands / Elsevier |
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The right colic vein drains the ascending colon, and is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein. It travels with its corresponding artery, the right colic artery.