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Descriptor English: Portal Vein
Descriptor Spanish: Vena Porta
Descriptor vena porta
Scope note: Vena corta y gruesa formada por la unión de la vena mesentérica superior y la vena esplénica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Veia Porta
Descriptor French: Veine porte
Entry term(s): Portal Veins
Vein, Portal
Veins, Portal
Tree number(s): A07.015.908.670.567
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011169
Scope note: A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
IR innervation
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Portography MeSH
DeCS ID: 11611
Unique ID: D011169
NLM Classification: WI 720
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/07/01
Portal Vein - Preferred
Concept UI M0017339
Scope note A short thick vein formed by union of the superior mesenteric vein and the splenic vein.
Preferred term Portal Vein
Entry term(s) Portal Veins
Vein, Portal
Veins, Portal



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