The ascending lumbar vein is a vein that runs up through the lumbar region on the side of the vertebral column.
Ascending lumbar vein | |
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The venae cavae and azygos veins with their tributaries.
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Details | |
Drains from | Lateral sacral veins |
Drains to | Azygos vein and hemiazygos vein |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena lumbalis ascendens |
TA98 | A12.3.07.011 A12.3.09.004 |
TA2 | 4757, 4771 |
FMA | 12858 |
Anatomical terminology |
The ascending lumbar vein is a paired structure (i.e. one each for the right and left sides of the body). It starts at the common iliac veins.[1] It runs superiorly, intersecting with the lumbar veins as it crosses them.[1] It passes behind the psoas major muscle, but in front of the lumbar vertebrae.[1]
When the ascending lumbar vein crosses the subcostal vein, it becomes one of the following:
Contrast medium may be injected into the ascending lumbar vein via the femoral vein in order to visualise the spinal canal.[3]
The ascending lumbar vein may be punctured during catheterisation.[4] This can cause bleeding into the dural space.[4]
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