Deep circumflex iliac vein

Deep circumflex iliac vein
Vein: Deep circumflex iliac vein
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The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.
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The iliac veins.
Latin vena circumflexa ilium profunda
Gray's subject #173 673
Drains to external iliac vein
Artery Deep circumflex iliac artery

The deep circumflex iliac vein is formed by the union of the venæ comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery, and joins the external iliac vein about 2 cm. above the inguinal ligament. It also receives small tributary branches from the thoracoepigastric vein

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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