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Latest revision as of 15:10, 6 September 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
In human anatomy, superior epigastric vein refers to a blood vessel that carries deoxygenated blood and drains into the internal thoracic vein. It anastomoses with the inferior epigastric vein at the level of the umbilicus and drains the anterior part of the abdominal wall and some of the diaphragm.
Along its course, it is accompanied by a similarly named artery, the superior epigastric artery.
See also
External link
- Template:GraySubject - "Veins of the lower extremity, abdomen and pelvis"
- Template:SUNYAnatomyFigs - "Incisions and the contents of the rectus sheath."