Left Gastric Vein

By: Tim Taylor

Last Updated: Jun 10, 2015

The left gastric vein (also known as the coronary vein) takes deoxygenated blood from the stomach; it runs from right to left along the stomach’s lesser curvature and goes between the lesser omentum’s two layers to the stomach’s esophageal opening. At the opening, it receives some veins from the esophagus; after this, it turns backward and passes from left to right behind the omental bursa - or the Continue Scrolling To Read More Below...

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Left Gastric Vein

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