Leiden - Photo Portal vein and contributing veins (dissection) - no labels

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Photo showing the veins contributing to the portal vein in a dissection specimen.
Note that in this case the inferior mesenteric vein is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein. More commonly it is a tributary of the splenic vein. It may also insert into the confluens.
Anatomical structures in item:
Vena portae hepatis
Vena mesenterica superior
Vena mesenterica inferior
Vena lienalis
Pancreas
Uploaded by: opgobee Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: O. P.aul Gobée MD, anatomist, LUMC
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Leiden - Photo Portal vein and contributing veins (dissection) - no labels
Uploaded by: opgobee
Institution: Netherlands, Leiden – Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden University
Creator(s)/credit: O. P.aul Gobée MD, anatomist, LUMC
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Photo showing the veins contributing to the portal vein in a dissection specimen.
Note that in this case the inferior mesenteric vein is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein. More commonly it is a tributary of the splenic vein. It may also insert into the confluens.
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Anatomical structures in item
Vena portae hepatis
Vena mesenterica superior
Vena mesenterica inferior
Vena lienalis
Pancreas
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Gross
Dissection
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Dissection (as usually performed at a department of anatomy)