Right gastric vein | |
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The portal vein and its tributaries
(right gastric vein visible but not labeled) |
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Details | |
Drains from | greater curvature of the stomach |
Drains to | Hepatic portal vein |
Artery | Right gastric artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | Vena gastrica dextra |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
v_05/12850392 |
TA | A12.3.12.016 |
FMA | 15400 |
Anatomical terminology
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The right gastric vein (pyloric vein) drains blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach into the hepatic portal vein.
It is part of the portal circulation.