Deep femoral vein
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Citation:
Oh G, Hacking C, Weerakkody Y, et al. Deep femoral vein. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 07 Nov 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-45181
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17 May 2016,
Geon Oh
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Synonyms:
- Profunda femoris vein
- Deep femoral veins
- Profunda femoris veins
The deep femoral vein or the profunda femoris vein lies anterior to its artery, and receives tributaries corresponding to the branches of the artery. Through these tributaries it connects distally with the popliteal and proximally with the inferior gluteal veins. It sometimes drains the medial and lateral circumflex femoral veins and has a valve just before it empties into the femoral vein to form the common femoral vein.
References
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- 2. Gray's Anatomy for Students: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access, 3e. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702051314. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. Uhl JF, Gillot C, Chahim M. Anatomical variations of the femoral vein. (2010) Journal of vascular surgery. 52 (3): 714-9. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.014 - Pubmed
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