Right gastric vein
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Structure
The right gastric vein passes right along the lesser curvature of the stomach to the pylorus.[1][2] Once there, it joins onto the portal vein before the duodenum.[1][2] The prepyloric vein is the last connecting branch onto the right gastric vein, marking the end of the stomach, and draining the proximal part of the duodenum.[1]
Function
The right gastric vein drains deoxygenated blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach.[1]
See also
References
External links
- stomach at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (portalvein)
