Iliolumbar vein
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| Vein: Iliolumbar vein | |
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| The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.) | |
| Latin | vena iliolumbalis |
| Drains to | internal iliac vein |
| Artery | iliolumbar artery |
The iliolumbar vein is the vena comitans of the iliolumbar artery.
The obturator nerve crosses superficial to it.[1]
A single vein is found more commonly than a double vein.[2]
It drains vertebral segments four and five.[3]
It is closely related to the ascending lumbar vein.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ Vaccaro, Alexander R. (2004). Complications Of Pediatric And Adult Spinal Surgery. New York, N.Y: Marcel Dekker. p. 135. ISBN 0-8247-5421-2.
- ^ Jasani V, Jaffray D (2002). "The anatomy of the iliolumbar vein. A cadaver study". The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume 84 (7): 1046–9. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.84B7.13195. PMID 12358370.
- ^ a b Hamid M, Toussaint PJ, Delmas V, Gillot C, Coutaux A, Plaisant O (2007). "Anatomical and radiological evidence for the iliolumbar vein as an inferior lumbar venous system". Clinical Anatomy 20 (5): 545–52. doi:10.1002/ca.20489. PMID 17373712.
External links [edit]
- Iliolumbar+vein at eMedicine Dictionary
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