right gastric vein

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Noun1.right gastric vein - receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein
gastric vein, vena gastrica - one of several veins draining the stomach walls
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There is no significant difference in medical history age gender and classification between the two groups.Operative methods: The following surgery was per- formed as described in detail by Zhang.9 Under gen- eral anesthesia a left subcostal incision was used to perform the routine splenectomy then the right gastric vein was disconnected near the gastric an- gular incisura followed by the disconnection of the gastric branch of the right gastric vein as well as the branches of the gastric coronary veins.
The right gastric vein and the Para biliary venous system occasionally drain directly into the posterior edge of the medial segment (segment 1V) or the caudate lobe 7.