The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Iliolumbar vein visible at center right.)
Details
Drains to
Common iliac vein
Artery
Iliolumbar artery
Identifiers
Latin
vena iliolumbalis
TA98
A12.3.10.003
TA2
5023
FMA
18902
Anatomical terminology
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The iliolumbar vein is the vena comitans of the iliolumbar artery.
The obturator nerve crosses superficial to it.[1]
A single vein is found more commonly than a double vein.[2]
It drains vertebral segments four and five.[3]
It is closely related to the ascending lumbar vein.[3]
^Vaccaro, Alexander R. (2004). Complications Of Pediatric And Adult Spinal Surgery. New York, N.Y: Marcel Dekker. pp. 135. ISBN 0-8247-5421-2.
^Jasani V, Jaffray D (2002). "The anatomy of the iliolumbar vein. A cadaver study". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume. 84 (7): 1046–9. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.84B7.13195. PMID 12358370.
^ abHamid M, Toussaint PJ, Delmas V, Gillot C, Coutaux A, Plaisant O (2007). "Anatomical and radiological evidence for the iliolumbar vein as an inferior lumbar venous system". Clinical Anatomy. 20 (5): 545–52. doi:10.1002/ca.20489. PMID 17373712.
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