Left colic vein

Left colic vein
Portal vein and tributaries. (Left colic vein visible but not labeled.)
Details
Drains fromDescending colon
Drains toInferior mesenteric vein
ArteryLeft colic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena colica sinistra
TA98A12.3.12.033
TA25128
FMA15394
Anatomical terminology

The left colic vein is a vein that drains the left colic flexure and descending colon. It empties into the inferior mesenteric vein. It accompanies the left colic artery.

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