Iliolumbar vein
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The iliolumbar vein is the vena comitans of the iliolumbar artery.
The obturator nerve crosses superficial to it.[1]
A single vein is found more commonly than a double vein.[2]
It drains vertebral segments four and five.[3]
It is closely related to the ascending lumbar vein.[3]
References
- ↑ Vaccaro, Alexander R. Complications Of Pediatric And Adult Spinal Surgery. New York, N.Y: Marcel Dekker. p. 135. ISBN 0-8247-5421-2.
- ↑ Jasani V, Jaffray D (2002). "The anatomy of the iliolumbar vein. A cadaver study". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 84 (7): 1046–9. PMID 12358370.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hamid M, Toussaint PJ, Delmas V, Gillot C, Coutaux A, Plaisant O (2007). "Anatomical and radiological evidence for the iliolumbar vein as an inferior lumbar venous system". Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.). 20 (5): 545–52. doi:10.1002/ca.20489. PMID 17373712.