Splenic vein
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The splenic vein drains the spleen, part of the pancreas, and part of the stomach.
Gross anatomy
Origin and course
The splenic vein is formed by the splenic tributaries emerging at the splenic hilum in the splenorenal ligament at the tip of the tail of pancreas. It runs in the splenorenal ligament in close association with the splenic artery.
Behind the neck of the pancreas, it confluences with the superior mesenteric vein to form the portal vein.
Relations
- superiorly
-: splenic artery - anteriorly
-: pancreas - posteriorly
- left: left kidney, left crus of diaphragm (separated by left renal vessels), abdominal aorta (separated by superior mesenteric arteryandand left renal vein)
Tributaries
- short gastric veins
- left gastroepiploic vein
- inferior mesenteric vein
- pancreatic veins
Related pathology
The splenic vein is a site of porto-systemic anastomoses via the splenorenal shunt.
-<p>The <strong>splenic vein </strong>drains the spleen, part of the pancreas and part of the stomach. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin and course</h5><p>The splenic formed by the splenic tributaries emerging at the splenic hilum in the <a href="/articles/splenorenal-ligament">splenorenal ligament</a> at the tip of the tail of <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>. It runs in the splenorenal ligament in close association with the <a href="/articles/splenic-artery">splenic artery</a>. </p><p>Behind the neck of the pancreas, it confluences with the <a href="/articles/superior-mesenteric-vein">superior mesenteric vein</a> to form the <a href="/articles/portal-vein">portal vein</a>.</p><h5>Relations</h5><ul>-<li>superiorly - splenic artery</li>-<li>anteriorly - <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>- +<p>The <strong>splenic vein </strong>drains the <a title="Spleen" href="/articles/spleen-1">spleen</a>, part of the <a title="Pancreas" href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>, and part of the <a title="Stomach" href="/articles/stomach">stomach</a>. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><h5>Origin and course</h5><p>The splenic vein is formed by the splenic tributaries emerging at the splenic hilum in the <a href="/articles/splenorenal-ligament">splenorenal ligament</a> at the tip of the tail of <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>. It runs in the <a title="Splenorenal ligament" href="/articles/splenorenal-ligament">splenorenal ligament</a> in close association with the <a href="/articles/splenic-artery">splenic artery</a>. </p><p>Behind the neck of the pancreas, it confluences with the <a href="/articles/superior-mesenteric-vein">superior mesenteric vein</a> to form the <a href="/articles/portal-vein">portal vein</a>.</p><h5>Relations</h5><ul>
- +<li>superiorly: <a title="Splenic artery" href="/articles/splenic-artery">splenic artery</a>
-<li>posteriorly - left <a href="/articles/kidneys">kidney</a>, left crus of <a href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm </a>(separated by left renal vessels), <a href="/articles/abdominal-aorta-1">abdominal aorta</a> (separated by <a href="/articles/superior-mesenteric-artery">superior mesenteric artery</a> and left <a href="/articles/renal-vein">renal vein</a>)</li>- +<li>anteriorly: <a href="/articles/pancreas">pancreas</a>
- +</li>
- +<li>posteriorly: left <a href="/articles/kidneys">kidney</a>, left crus of <a href="/articles/diaphragm">diaphragm </a>(separated by left renal vessels), <a href="/articles/abdominal-aorta-1">abdominal aorta</a> (separated by <a href="/articles/superior-mesenteric-artery">superior mesenteric artery</a> and left <a href="/articles/renal-vein">renal vein</a>)</li>
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