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Ascending lumbar vein

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Drains from
  
Lateral sacral veins

FMA
  
12858

Ascending lumbar vein

Drains to
  
Azygos vein and hemiazygos vein

Latin
  
Vena lumbalis ascendens

TA
  
A12.3.07.011 A12.3.09.004

The ascending lumbar vein is a vein that runs up through the lumbar region on the side of the vertebral column.

Structure

The ascending lumbar vein is a paired structure (i.e. one each for the right and left sides of the body). It starts at the lateral sacral veins, and it runs superiorly, intersecting with the lumbar veins as it crosses them.

When the ascending lumbar vein crosses the subcostal vein, it becomes one of the following:

  • the azygos vein (in the case of the right ascending lumbar vein)
  • the hemiazygos vein (in the case of the left ascending lumbar vein)

    • References

    Ascending lumbar vein Wikipedia
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