hepatic vein

Introduction

One of 3 large veins draining hepatic venous blood into the inferior vena cava below the diaphragm. Distinguish from portal vein that drains intestinal venous blood into the liver.

More general terms

• vein

More specific terms

• left hepatic vein
• middle (intermediate) hepatic vein
• right hepatic vein

Additional terms

• diaphragm muscle
• hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome)
• inferior vena cava (IVC)
• portal vein