title: Venous drainage of the groin flap.
abstract: The superficial circumflex iliac vein and the venae comitantes of the superficial and deep circumflex iliac arteries are studied by dissection of 43 Formalin-fixed cadavers. The local peculiarities of their ends as well as their caliber, course, and symmetry are pointed out. A large venous trunk present in 35 percent of cases that receives the drainage of the venae comitantes of the superficial circumflex iliac artery is described.
mesh_terms: D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006119:Groin / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology