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nouna short vein that carries blood into the liver
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- portacaval shunt shunt that is created surgically between the portal vein and the inferior vena cava so that blood from the abdominal organs can bypass the liver
- splenic vein a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein
- left gastric vein arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
- vena mesenterica a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
- portal hypertension increase in blood pressure in the veins of the portal system caused by obstruction in the liver (often associated with alcoholic cirrhosis), causing enlargement of the spleen and collateral veins
- vena gastrica sinistra arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein
- mesenteric vein a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
- vena paraumbilicalis small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins
- pyloric vein receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
- vena gastrica-dextra receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein