Pancreaticoduodenal vein
System
Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT
76262002
Pancreaticoduodenal vein
Definition
A vein running parallel to the superior and inferior pancreatico-duodenal arteries that drains blood from the pancreas and duodenum into the superior mesenteric or portal veins.
Also known as pancreatico-duodenal vein, pancreaticoduodenal vein, Superior posterior pancreaticoduodenal vein, vena pancreaticoduodenalis, vena pancreaticoduodenalis superior posterior — per UBERON
The Pancreaticoduodenal vein is a part of the Cardiovascular.