The lateral sacral veins accompany the lateral sacral arteries on the anterior surface of the sacrum. They drain into the internal iliac vein.[1] They communicate with each other via the sacral venous plexus.[2]

Lateral sacral veins
The iliac veins.
Details
Drains tointernal iliac vein
Arterylateral sacral arteries
Identifiers
Latinvenae sacrales laterales
TA98A12.3.10.008
TA25028
FMA70910
Anatomical terminology

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  1. ^ Gray, Henry (1918). Gray's Anatomy (20th ed.). p. 676.
  2. ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 1251. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)