Right gastric vein
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The right gastric vein, also known as the pyloric vein, drains blood from the lesser curvature of the stomach
into the hepatic portal vein
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It is part of the portal circulation.
Lesser curvature of the stomach
The lesser curvature of the stomach, extending between the cardiac and pyloric orifices, forms the right or posterior border of the stomach.It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm, and then, turning to the right,...
into the hepatic portal vein
Hepatic portal vein
The hepatic portal vein is not a true vein, because it does not conduct blood directly to the heart. It is a vessel in the abdominal cavity that drains blood from the gastrointestinal tract and spleen to capillary beds in the liver...
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It is part of the portal circulation.