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Cystic vein
Introduction
The cystic vein drains the blood from the gall-bladder, and, accompanying the cystic duct, usually ends in the right branch of the portal vein.
External links
- Fine A (1997). “The cystic vein: the significance of a forgotten anatomic landmark”. JSLS. 1 (3): 263–6. PMID 9876684.
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