Obturator veins

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It runs backward and upward on the lateral wall of the pelvis below the obturator artery, and then passes between the ureter and the internal iliac artery, to end in the internal iliac vein.

It has an anterior and posterior branch (similar to obturator artery), which are larger than its corresponding arteries.

The obturator veins have valves, especially in the extrapelvic section.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from Template:Wikidatathe 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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