The ileocolic vein is a vein which drains the ileum, colon, appendix and cecum. It originates from the Ileocolic artery. The appendicular and the cecal veins merge together and create the ileocolic vein. It drains into the superior mesenteric vein, which later enters the hepatic portal vein.[1]

Ileocolic vein
The portal vein and its tributaries.
Details
SourceAppendicular vein
Drains toSuperior mesenteric vein
ArteryIleocolic artery
Identifiers
Latinvena ileocolica
TA98A12.3.12.024
TA25119
FMA15408
Anatomical terminology

References

edit
  1. ^ "Ileocolic Vein". elsevier.com. Elsevier.