Esophageal veins
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In the abdomen, some drain to the left gastric vein which drains into the portal vein.[1][2]
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References
Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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External links
- Histology image: 49_08 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- largeintestine at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (portalsystem)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080506103555/http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/avein6.htm
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