title: The venous hilum of the testis and epididymis: anatomic aspect.
abstract: The venous return from the testis is effected by 3 venous pathways: the pampiniform plexus gathrs the centripetal and centrifugal paths of the testis with the marginal vein of the epididymis; the deferential vein accompanies the ductus deferens; and the cremasteric vein travels more superficially between the internal and external spermatic fasciae on its way to the inferior epigastric vein. At the caudal pole of the testicle these different pathways form such close connections as to constitute a real vascular junction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie, Faculté de Médecine, Brest, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaudin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lefèvre
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Person
authors.lastname: N'Guyen-Huu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Senecail
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004822:Epididymis / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology