Espiral AtlasFemoral vein
vena femoralis
It ends behind the inguinal ligament, where it becomes the external iliac vein. In the lower part of the femoral triangle it receives the deep femoral vein (about 8 cm below the inguinal ligament), the great saphenous vein and other tributaries.
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- Origin
- Course
Related clinical cases
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Laceration of the femoral artery and cruciate anastomosis
- Location and catheterization of the femoral vein