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 |
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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.
[edit] External links
- Right+gastric+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- Norman/Georgetown stomach (portalvein)
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