Superficial circumflex iliac vein explained

Superficial circumflex iliac vein
Latin:vena circumflexa ilium profunda
Drainsto:Great saphenous vein
Artery:Superficial circumflex iliac artery

Superficial circumflex iliac vein is either of the two venae comitantes of the superficial circumflex iliac artery. It usually empties into the great saphenous vein just proximal to where it itself empties into the femoral vein, but may sometimes instead empty into the femoral vein directly.[1] Passing in the subcutaneous tissue, the SCIV runs superficially/anteriorly across the femoral artery.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: superficial circumflex iliac vein - Dictionnaire médical de l'Académie de Médecine . 2024-07-14 . www.academie-medecine.fr.
  2. Book: Standring, Susan . Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice . . 2020 . 978-0-7020-7707-4 . 42th . New York . 1387 . 1201341621.