Splenic vein 2356484 199730318 2008-03-21T01:24:18Z Altzinn 4710148 along side ==> alongside {{Infobox Vein | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Latin = vena lienalis | GraySubject = 174 | GrayPage = 681 | Image = Gray1189.png | Caption = Transverse section of the [[spleen]], showing the [[trabecular tissue]] and the [[splenic]] vein and its [[tributaries]]. | Image2 = Bilebladder.png | Caption2 = The [[portal vein]] and its tributaries. (Spleen is at far right, and "lienal vein" is visible traveling from it to the left.) | DrainsFrom = [[trabecular vein]] of [[spleen]] | Source = [[short gastric veins]], [[left gastroepiploic vein]], [[pancreatic veins]], [[inferior mesenteric vein]] | DrainsTo = [[hepatic portal vein]] | Artery = [[splenic artery]] | MeshName = Splenic+Vein | MeshNumber = A07.231.908.670.730 | DorlandsPre = | DorlandsSuf = | }} In [[anatomy]], the '''splenic vein''' (in the past called the '''lienal vein''') is the [[blood vessel]] that drains [[blood]] from the [[spleen]]. It joins with the [[superior mesenteric vein]], to form the [[hepatic portal vein]] and follows a course [[superior]] to the [[pancreas]], alongside of the similarly named artery, the [[splenic artery]]. It collects branches from the [[stomach]] and [[pancreas]] and most notably from the [[large intestine]], which is drained by the [[inferior mesenteric vein]] and joins with splenic vein shortly before it forms the portal vein. ==Additional images== <gallery> Image:Gray1099.png|The pancreas and duodenum from behind. </gallery> ==External links== * {{GraySubject|278}} - "The Spleen" * {{GPnotebook|-1241120742}} - "Splenic vein thrombosis" * {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|39|10|01|02}} - "Intestines and Pancreas: Structures Posterior to the Pancreas: * {{SUNYAnatomyImage|8|6|85}} * {{NormanAnatomy|pancreas}} ({{NormanAnatomyFig|pancreasvessels}}) * [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=9909 Splenic vein] - medterms.com {{cardiovascular_system}} {{Veins}} [[Category:Veins]] [[Category:Abdomen]] [[fr: veine splénique]] [[pl:Żyła śledzionowa]]