superior mesenteric vein

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Introduction

Arises at the ileum in the right iliac fossa, ascends in the root of the mesentery & joins the splenic vein behind the pancreas to form the portal vein.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995