Normal AnatomySplenic vein
lies postero-inferior to the
splenic artery and the
pancreatic body and tail. It receives tributaries from the
inferior mesenteric vein,
left gastric vein, short gastric
vein,
pancreatic vein and gastroepiploic
vein. See
abdominal cavity (II), Fig. 9,
abdominal cavity (II), Fig. 10,
blood vessels, liver and spleen (II), Fig. 6,
blood vessels, liver and spleen (II), Fig. 7JJ