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Left colic vein
Introduction
The left colic vein drains the descending colon. It is a tributary of the inferior mesenteric vein, and follows the path of its corresponding artery, the left colic artery.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]