Quick Facts
Origin: Arises along the ascending colon.
Course: Travels from right to left to join the superior mesenteric vein.
Tributaries: None.
Drainage: Ascending colon.
Origin
The right colic vein originates along the surface of ascending colon.
Course
Typically, the right colic vein travels from right to left to join the superior mesenteric vein. Occasionally, the right colic vein will join the right gastroepiploic or inferior pancreaticoduodenal veins to form a gastrocolic trunk, which drains into the superior mesenteric vein (Standring, 2016).
Tributaries
There are no named tributaries.
Structures Drained
The right colic vein drains the ascending colon.
List of Clinical Correlates
- Right hemicolectomy
References
Standring, S. (2016) Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. Gray's Anatomy Series 41 edn.: Elsevier Limited.
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