Internal iliac vein
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
181399007
Internal iliac vein
Definition
A vein that begins near the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen, passes upward behind and slightly medial to the hypogastric artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac to form the common iliac vein. [WP,unvetted].
The Internal iliac vein is a part of the Cardiovascular.