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mesenteric vein

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Noun1.mesenteric vein - a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesenterymesenteric vein - a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery
vena mesenterica
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"
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mansoni reside within the inferior mesenteric veins, seeding the recto-sigmoid colon and causing intestinal disease with colonic polyps.
This is an ancient disease that may have had historical consequences ... by Mendelson, Marc / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
They provide valuable additional information on the patency of the portal vein and superior mesenteric vein which is critical in the evaluation of cirrhotic livers and pancreatic cancer, as examples.
Body MR imaging: sequences we use and why by Kierans, Andrea S.; Leonardou, Polytimi; Shaikh, Faiq; Semelka, Richard C. / Applied Radiology
Nonresectable tumours invade the peripancreatic tissue planes to encase the celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery, the superior mesenteric vein and portal vein confluence, as well as the hepatoduodenal ligament and hepatic hilum.
CT for upper abdominal pathology--is imaging of the pelvis necessary? by Ackermann, C.; Andronikou, S.; Erlank, A.; Parsons, J.J.; Cilliers, G. / South African Journal of Radiology
 
 
 
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