The right gastroepiploic vein (right gastroomental vein) is a
blood vessel that drains blood from the
greater curvature and left part of the body of the
stomach into the
superior mesenteric vein
In human anatomy, the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) is a blood vessel that drains blood from the small intestine (jejunum and ileum). Behind the neck of the pancreas, the superior mesenteric vein combines with the splenic vein to form the hepati ...
. It runs from left to right along the greater curvature of the stomach between the two layers of the
greater omentum, along with the
right gastroepiploic artery.
As a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein, it is a part of the
hepatic portal system.
References
Veins of the torso
Stomach
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