Abdomen Veins

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Schematic diagram of the inferior vena cava, tributary veins of the abdomen and pelvis, as well as the superior vena cava and main venous tributaries of the chest.


Schematic drawing showing the anatomy of the hepatic veins, the portal vein, and the Couinaud segments. The right hepatic vein runs into the right hepatic fissure, while the middle hepatic vein runs into the middle hepatic fissure. The right branch of the middle hepatic vein drain part of the right liver lobe.
Specimen of the liver injected into the portal vein.

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The above images and legends have been borrowed with permission. Renan Uflacker. Atlas of Vascular Anatomy an Angiographic Approach: Second Edition. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins © 2007

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