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Vein: Left gastric vein 
The portal vein and its tributaries. Latin vena gastrica sinistra Gray's subject #174 682 Drains from lesser curvature of the stomach Drains to portal vein The left gastric vein (or coronary vein) carries blood low in oxygen, tributaries derived from both surfaces of the stomach; it runs from right to left along the lesser curvature of the stomach, between the two layers of the lesser omentum, to the esophageal opening of the stomach, where it receives some esophageal veins.
It then turns backward and passes from left to right behind the omental bursa and drains into the portal vein.
Esophageal and paraesophageal varices are primarily supplied by the left gastric vein and typically drain into the azygos/hemiazygos venous system.[1]
External links
- Left+gastric+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
- stomach at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (portalvein)
References
- ^ Siegelman, E.: "Body MRI", page 47. Saunders, 2004
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 As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
Veins of the abdomen and pelvis (TA A12.3.09–10, 12, GA 7.672) To azygos system IVC
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- Veins of the torso
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