Pancreaticoduodenal veins

Pancreaticoduodenal veins
The portal vein and its tributaries. (Pancreaticoduodenal labeled near center, at pancreas.)
Details
Drains fromPancreas, duodenum
Drains toHepatic portal vein, superior mesenteric vein
ArteryInferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Identifiers
Latinvenae pancreaticoduodenales
TA98A12.3.12.023
TA25118
FMA70930
Anatomical terminology

The pancreaticoduodenal veins accompany their corresponding arteries: the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery; the lower of the two frequently joins the right gastroepiploic vein.

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