Ovarian vein

Ovarian vein
Ovary of a sheep. ovary tertiary follicle proper ovarial ligament fallopian tube A. and V. ovarica
Details
Drains from	ovary
Drains to	inferior vena cava left renal vein
Artery	ovarian artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena ovarica sinistra, vena ovarica dextra
TA	A12.3.09.012F A12.3.09.014F
FMA	14346
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The ovarian vein, the female gonadal vein, carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding ovary to inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries. It is the female equivalent of the testicular vein, and is the venous counterpart of the ovarian artery. It can be found in the suspensory ligament of the ovary.^[1]

Structure

It is a paired vein, each one supplying an ovary.

• The right ovarian vein travels through the suspensatory ligament of the ovary and generally joins the inferior vena cava.
• The left ovarian vein, unlike the right, often joins the left renal vein instead of the inferior vena cava.^[2][3]

Pathology

Thrombosis of ovarian vein is associated with postpartum endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, appendicitis, and gynecologic surgery.

Additional images

• 
  Uterus and right broad ligament, seen from behind.

See also

• Ovarian vein syndrome

References

1. II, Anne M.R. Agur, Arthur F. Dalley (2009). Grant's atlas of anatomy. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-9604-0.
2. Lampmann LE, Smeets AJ, Lohle PN. Uterine fibroids: targeted embolization, an update on technique. Abdom Imaging. 2003 Oct 31; PMID 15160767.
3. Drake, Richard L.; Vogl, Wayne; Tibbitts, Adam W.M. Mitchell; illustrations by Richard; Richardson, Paul (2005). Gray's anatomy for students (Pbk. ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 978-0-443-06612-2.

External links

• Anatomy photo:40:13-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Posterior Abdominal Wall: Tributaries to the Inferior Vena Cava"