Quick Facts
Origin: Surface of the body of the gallbladder.
Course: Travels inferiorly along the body and neck of the gallbladder to drain into the hepatic portal veins.
Tributaries: None.
Drainage: Gallbladder and cystic ducts.
Origin
There are typically numerous cystic veins. Those that drain the superior surface lie between the liver and the body of the gallbladder. The remaining veins lie on the inferomedial surface of the body and neck of the gallbladder.
Course
The cystic veins draining the superior surface of the gallbladder traditionally drain directly into segmental portal veins within the liver. Cystic veins draining the other aspects of the gallbladder typically drain into the hepatic portal vein directly (Standring, 2016).
Tributaries
There are no named tributaries.
Structures Drained
The cystic veins drain the gallbladder and cystic ducts.
List of Clinical Correlates
- Cholecystectomy
References
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series 41 edn.: Elsevier Limited.
