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re·nal veins

[TA]
large veins formed at the renal hilus by the merger of the segmental veins anterior to the corresponding arteries; they open at right angles into the inferior vena cava at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. The left renal vein receives the left suprarenal vein and the left gonadal vein, and passes through the angle between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery where it may be compressed.
Synonym(s): venae renales
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re·nal veins

(rē'năl vānz) [TA]
Large veins formed at the renal hilus by the merger of the segmental veins anterior to the corresponding arteries; they open at right angles into the inferior vena cava at the level of the second lumbar vertebra. The left renal vein receives the left suprarenal vein and the left gonadal vein, and passes through the angle between the abdominal aorta and superior mesenteric artery, where it may be compressed.
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Caption: Figure 1: (a) CT axial images that presented from caudal to cranial sections show double IVC (arrows) below the renal veins. (b) The right IVC receives the right renal vein (arrow).
Inferior Vena Cava Duplication: Incidental Case in a Young Woman
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