Inferior gluteal veins | |
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Details | |
Drains to | anterior division of internal iliac vein |
Artery | inferior gluteal artery |
Identifiers | |
Latin | venae glutaeae inferiores |
TA98 | A12.3.10.006 |
TA2 | 5026 |
FMA | 70908 |
Anatomical terminology |
The inferior gluteal veins are venae comitantes of the inferior gluteal artery. They commence in the superior/proximal posterior thigh. They enter the pelvis through the lower part of the greater sciatic foramen. They converge to form a single vessel before emptying into the distal portion of the internal iliac vein.[1]
At their origin, the inferior gluteal veins form anastomoses with the medial femoral circumflex vein and the first perforating veins. They provide a means of collateral circulation between the femoral vein, and lnternal iliac vein.[1]