Corpus: Coronary vein
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Synonyms: Gastric coronary vein, coronary vein of the stomach
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The vena coronaria ventriculi is an obsolete term for the anastomotic coronary vein of the vena gastrica sinistra and vena gastrica dextra in the omentum minus.
Clinic[Bearbeiten]
This portocaval anastomosis is particularly relevant in cases of portal hypertension. As a result of the hyperperfusion, varicose vascular changes develop in the area of the fundus (fundus varices) and/or the oesophagus (oesophageal varices).