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The superior mesenteric vein drains blood from the small intestine and combines with the splenic vein to form the portal vein. Learn about its structure, tributaries, clinical significance and anatomical terminology.
3 lis 2023 · The superior mesenteric vein is a large abdominal vein that is formed by the small terminal veins that drain the ileum, caecum and vermiform appendix. It runs superomedially, traversing the mesentery of the small intestine.
What is the superior mesenteric vein? Your superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is a blood vessel that helps carry blood from your intestines to your liver. It plays an important role in the distribution of blood in your abdomen (belly) and ultimately your entire circulatory system.
8 sie 2023 · The superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is a major venous tributary of the abdominal cavity. Embryologically derived in association with the vitelline vein, the superior mesenteric vein lies lateral to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and serves to drain the vast majority of the organs of the abdominal cavity.
11 paź 2023 · The superior mesenteric vein (SMV) drains blood from the small intestine and other digestive organs to the liver. Learn about its location, variations, and possible conditions that affect it.
20 kwi 2024 · Inferior mesenteric artery – supplies the organs of the hindgut – the distal one third of the transverse colon, splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. The venous drainage of the mesentery is via the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and inferior mesenteric vein (IMV), which both run alongside their associated arteries.
8 mar 2018 · Understanding the complex tridimensional anatomy of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and artery (SMA) is of paramount importance to minimize the iatrogenic injuries during modern radical ...
