obturator vein

Introduction

Venae comitantes of the obturator artery

Course

• enter the pelvis as the venae comitantes of the obturator artery

Tributaries

• veins draining the hip joint
• veins draining the obturator & adductor muscles of the thigh

Empties into

internal iliac vein

More general terms

• vein

Additional terms

• internal iliac vein (hypogastric vein)
• obturator artery
• venae comitantes