Superior gluteal veins

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Vein: Superior gluteal veins
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Left Levator ani from within.
Latin venae gluteae superiores
Gray's subject #173 674
Drains to posterior division of internal iliac vein
Artery Superior gluteal artery

The Superior Gluteal Veins (gluteal veins) are venæ comitantes of the superior gluteal artery; they receive tributaries from the buttock corresponding with the branches of the artery, and enter the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, above the Piriformis, and frequently unite before ending in the hypogastric vein (internal iliac vein).

This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.


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