Splenic vein
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{{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==
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Image:Gray1099.png|The pancreas and duodenum from behind.
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==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
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{{Veins}}
[[Category:Veins]]
[[Category:Abdomen]]
[[fr: veine splénique]]
[[pl:Żyła śledzionowa]]