Drains to Common iliac vein Dorlands
/Elsevier v_05/12850554 FMA 18884 | Artery Internal iliac artery TA A12.3.10.004 | |
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Latin Vena iliaca interna,
vena hypogastrica | ||
The internal iliac vein (hypogastric vein) begins near the upper part of the greater sciatic foramen, passes upward behind and slightly medial to the Internal iliac artery and, at the brim of the pelvis, joins with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein.
Tributaries
With the exception of the fetal umbilical vein which passes upward and backward from the umbilicus to the liver, and the iliolumbar vein which usually joins the common iliac vein, the tributaries of the Internal Iliac vein correspond with the branches of the Internal iliac artery.
References
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