Left gastroepiploic vein

Left gastroepiploic vein

Infobox Vein
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Latin = vena gastroomentalis sinistra, vena gastroepiploica sinistra
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DrainsTo = splenic vein
Artery = left gastro-omental artery
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The left gastroepiploic vein (left gastro-omental vein) receives branches from the antero-superior and postero-inferior surfaces of the stomach and from the greater omentum; it runs from right to left along the greater curvature of the stomach and ends in the commencement of the lienal vein.


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