Inferior epigastric vein

In human anatomy, inferior epigastric vein refers to the vein that drains into the external iliac vein and anastomoses from the superior epigastric vein. Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the inferior epigastric artery.

Inferior epigastric vein
Right inferior epigastric vein - view from inside of abdomen.
The iliac veins.
Details
Drains fromsuperior epigastric vein
Drains toexternal iliac vein
Arteryinferior epigastric artery
Identifiers
Latinvena epigastrica inferior
TA98A12.3.10.025
TA25051
FMA21162
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