Batson venous plexus
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Batson venous plexus, also known as Batson veins, are a network of paravertebral veins with no valves that connect thoracic vessels and deep pelvic veins draining the bladder, prostate, and rectum to the internal vertebral venous plexus 1. These veins are important because they are believed to provide a route for spread of pelvic cancer metastases or infections to the spine 2.
History and etymology
The plexus is named after the American surgeon and anatomist Oscar Vivian Batson (1894-1979) 3
-<p><strong>Batson venous plexus</strong>, also known as <strong>Batson veins</strong>, are a network of veins with no valves that connect deep pelvic veins draining the <a href="/articles/urinary-bladder">bladder</a>, <a href="/articles/prostate">prostate</a>, and <a href="/articles/rectum">rectum</a> to the internal vertebral venous plexus <sup>1</sup>. These veins are important because they are believed to provide a route for spread of pelvic cancer metastases or infections to the spine <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The plexus is named after the American surgeon and anatomist <strong>Oscar Vivian Batson </strong>(1894-1979) <sup>3</sup>, who first described it in 1940 <sup>3</sup>.</p>- +<p><strong>Batson venous plexus</strong>, also known as <strong>Batson veins</strong>, are a network of paravertebral veins with no valves that connect thoracic vessels and deep pelvic veins draining the <a href="/articles/urinary-bladder">bladder</a>, <a href="/articles/prostate">prostate</a>, and <a href="/articles/rectum">rectum</a> to the <a title="Internal vertebral venous plexus" href="/articles/vertebral-venous-plexus-1">internal vertebral venous plexus</a> <sup>1</sup>. These veins are important because they are believed to provide a route for spread of cancer metastases or infections to the spine <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>History and etymology</h4><p>The plexus is named after the American surgeon and anatomist <strong>Oscar Vivian Batson </strong>(1894-1979) , who first described it in 1940 <sup>3</sup>.</p>
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