Deep circumflex iliac vein

The deep circumflex iliac vein is formed by the union of the venae comitantes of the deep iliac circumflex artery.^[1] It drains venous blood from the walls of the iliac fossa.^[2] It empties into the external iliac vein about 2 cm superior to the inguinal ligament,^[3] just distal to where the inferior epigastric vein does so.^[1] The DCIV runs across the external iliac artery.^[1] It forms anastomoses with the iliolumbar vein, and lower two lumbar veins.^[2]

Deep circumflex iliac vein
The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.
The iliac veins.
Details
Drains to	External iliac vein
Artery	Deep circumflex iliac artery
Identifiers
Latin	vena circumflexa ilium profunda
TA98	A12.3.10.027
TA2	5054
FMA	21182
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