External iliac vein
The external iliac vein is a large paired vein in the lower abdomen . It connects the femoral vein with the common iliac vein .
The external iliac vein, together with the artery of the same name , runs from the inguinal ligament upwards towards the sacroiliac joint , where it forms the common iliac vein together with the internal iliac vein .
As it progresses, it includes the inferior epigastric vein and the deep circumflex iliac vein .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on Vena iliaca externa in Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company
- ↑ Vocabulary of Macroscopic Anatomy, Editor & Copyright Dr. med. H. Jastrow
- ↑ Willibald Pschyrembel : Clinical Dictionary , 266th, updated edition, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033997-0 , keyword Vena iliaca externa
- ^ Roche Lexicon Medicine