vesical venous plexus

{{Infobox vein

| Name = Vesical venous plexus

| Latin = plexus venosus vesicalis

| Image = Gray585.png

| Caption = The veins of the right half of the male pelvis.

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| DrainsFrom = Urinary bladder

| DrainsTo = Internal iliac vein

| Artery = Superior vesical artery
Inferior vesical artery

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The vesical venous plexus is a venous plexus situated at the fundus of the urinary bladder. It collects venous blood from the urinary bladder in both sexes, from the accessory sex glands in males, and from the corpora cavernosa of clitoris in females (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis).{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1132300315 |title=Sobotta Anatomy Textbook - English Edition with Latin Nomenclature |others=Friedrich Paulsen, Tobias M. Böckers, J. Waschke, Stephan Winkler, Katja Dalkowski, Jörg Mair, Sonja Klebe, Elsevier ClinicalKey |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-7020-6760-0 |edition=1st |location=Munich |pages=397 |oclc=1132300315}} It drains into the internal iliac veins via several vesical veins.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Structure

The vesical venous plexus envelops the inferior part of the bladder and the base of the prostate.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

= Anastomoses =

It communicates with the pudendal and prostatic plexuses.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

References

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