The deep circumflex iliac vein is formed by the union of the venae comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery.[1] It drains venous blood from the walls of the iliac fossa.[2] It empties into the external iliac vein about 2 cm superior to the inguinal ligament,[3] just distal to where the inferior epigastric vein does so.[1] The DCIV runs across the external iliac artery.[1] It forms anastomoses with the iliolumbar vein, and lower two lumbar veins.[2]
| Deep circumflex iliac vein | |
|---|---|
 The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. | |
 The iliac veins. | |
| Details | |
| Drains to | External iliac vein |
| Artery | Deep circumflex iliac artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | vena circumflexa ilium profunda |
| TA98 | A12.3.10.027 |
| TA2 | 5054 |
| FMA | 21182 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. pp. 1250–1251. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
- ^ a b "deep circumflex iliac vein - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 673.
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