Inferior Mesenteric Vein
The inferior mesenteric vein is a tributary of the portal circulation. It begins halfway down the anal canal as the superior rectal vein. It passes up the posterior abdominal wall on the left side of the inferior mesenteric artery and the duodenojejunal flexure and joins the splenic vein behind the pancreas. It receives tributaries that correspond to the branches of the artery.
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