Portal vein

  • Splenic vein and superior mesenteric vein merge posterior to neck of pancreas at L2
  • Drains
    • spleen
    • pancreas
    • gallbladder
    • abdominal part of GIT

relations

posterior to...

  • bile duct
  • hepatic artery
  • duodenum

Enters lesser omentum

#anatomy-abdomen

Grays