Right colic vein

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Vein: Right colic vein
The portal vein and its tributaries.
Latin	vena colica dextra
Drains to	superior mesenteric vein
Artery	right colic artery
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The right colic vein drains the ascending colon, and is a tributary of the superior mesenteric vein. It travels with its corresponding artery, the right colic artery.

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