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Superficial circumflex iliac vein

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Superficial circumflex iliac vein
Details
Drains toGreat saphenous vein
ArterySuperficial circumflex iliac artery
Identifiers
Latinvena circumflexa ilium profunda
TA98A12.3.11.005
TA25066
FMA44319
Anatomical terminology

Superficial circumflex iliac vein is either of the two venae comitantes of the superficial circumflex iliac artery. It usually empties into the great saphenous vein just proximal to where it itself empties into the femoral vein, but may sometimes instead empty into the femoral vein directly.[1] Passing in the subcutaneous tissue, the SCIV runs superficially/anteriorly across the femoral artery.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "superficial circumflex iliac vein - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine". www.academie-medecine.fr. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  2. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 1387. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.