Pubic vein
Vena pubica
- Latin synonym: Ramus pubicus vena obturaturia accessoria
- Synonym: Pubic branch of inferior epigastric vein
- Related terms: Pubic vein; Pubic branch of inferior epigastric vein
Definition
The pubic vein is composed by the venous branches located on the inner surface of the pubis and that drain into the external iliac vein or to the inferior epigastric vein (pubic tributary to the inferior epigastric vein is present in 90% of cases).
For some sources, the pubic vein communicates with the obturator vein in the obturator foramen, and ascends on the back of the pubis to the external iliac vein or to the inferior epigastric vein. Regarding these definition, the pubic vein should be regarded as analogous to the accessory obturator vein, which is not confirmed in all sources...
References
Management of Venous Leg Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Society for Vascular Surgery ® and the American Venous Forum.O'Donnell TF, Passman MA, Marston WA, et al.ournal of Vascular Surgery. 2014;60(2 Suppl):3S-59S. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2014.04.049.
Vascular Anatomy Over the Superior Pubic Rami in Female Cadavers.Drewes PG, Marinis SI, Schaffer JI, Boreham MK, Corton MM.American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2005;193(6):2165-8. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2005.07.033.
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