External iliac vein

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The external iliac vein is a large paired vein in the lower abdomen . It connects the femoral vein with the common iliac vein .

Location of the external 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

  1. ↑ Entry on Vena iliaca externa in Flexikon , a Wiki of the DocCheck company
  2. ↑ Vocabulary of Macroscopic Anatomy, Editor & Copyright Dr. med. H. Jastrow
  3. ↑ Willibald Pschyrembel : Clinical Dictionary , 266th, updated edition, de Gruyter, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-033997-0 , keyword Vena iliaca externa
  4. ^ Roche Lexicon Medicine