Hepatic vein

Anatomy

Course
Originates from the vessels inside the liver like the central vein. They drain deoxygenated and filtered blood from the liver into the inferior vena cava.

Drain

Liver and other abdominal viscera.

Clinical

Occlusion can cause Budd-Chiari Syndrome. Patients often present with ascites, hepatomegaly and complain of abdominal pain.

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