title: Hepatic veins in northwest Indian subjects.
abstract: Formation, position, course and areas of drainage by hepatic veins were studied in 153 adult autopsy specimens. There were three major hepatic veins; left, middle and right. The middle hepatic vein (MHV) joined the left hepatic vein (LHV) in 88.2% specimens before the latter opened into inferior vena cava (IVC). Each major hepatic vein was joined by a superior vein. An intersegmental vein was present in the septum between the medial and lateral segments; it either joined the LHV or MHV. Formation and course of posterior hepatic veins (small veins) have been described and a nomenclature has been suggested. The right suprarenal vein either opened directly into IVC or joined the superior or inferior posterior hepatic veins.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Anatomy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jhingan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sahni
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.lastname: Harjeet
authors.forename: Indar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008099:Liver / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply*; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008875:Middle Aged