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paraumbilical (Sappy) vein
Several small veins.
Tributaries: cutaneous veins about the umbilicus
Course: along the round ligament of liver
Empties into: veins terminate as accessory portal vein These veins constitute a portocaval anastomosis & are subject to varicosity during portal hypertension.
Related
caput medussae (Medusa head)
General
embryonic vein
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
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