Skip to main content

Unfortunately we don't fully support your browser. If you have the option to, please upgrade to a newer version or use Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari 14 or newer. If you are unable to, and need support, please send us your feedback.

Elsevier
Publish with us
Ovarian Vein
Ovary

Ovarian Vein

Vena ovarica

Read more

Quick Facts

Origin: Union of vessels from pampiniform plexus in the broad ligament.

Course: Ascend to the abdomen to drain into the left renal vein (left ovarian vein) and inferior vena cava (right ovarian vein).

Tributaries: Pampiniform plexus and ureteric veins.

Drainage: Ovaries and lateral part of the uterine tubes.

Complete Anatomy
The world's most advanced 3D anatomy platform
Try it for Free

Origin

The veins of the pampiniform plexus are located within the mesovarium of the broad ligament and the suspensory ligament of the ovary. These unite to form the left and right ovarian veins.

Course

The ovarian veins exit the lesser pelvis alongside the ovarian arteries, within the suspensory ligament of the ovary, and ascend into the abdomen. The veins travel lateral to the ureters, and eventually run across them in the abdomen, to run medial to them. The left ovarian vein drains into the horizontal left renal vein, whereas the right ovarian vein drains directly into the inferior vena cava.

Tributaries

The ovarian veins receive venous drainage from the pampiniform plexus and veins draining the abdominal ureter.

Structures Drained

The ovarian veins drain the ovaries, the lateral two thirds of the uterine tubes, and the ureter.

Complete Anatomy

The world's most advanced 3D anatomy platform

Complete Anatomy