The IVC starts in the lower back where the right and left common iliac veins (two major leg veins) have joined together. It runs under the abdominal cavity along the right side of the spinal ...

Devin Zarkowsky, MD FACS / Special to the Village News Particularly as the warmer months approach the Temecula Valley, folks on their feet a lot often notice swelling and vein bulges on their legs.

The venous anatomy of the lower leg is made up of two axial ... In addition, the profunda femoris vein drains the upper leg and serves as a tributary to the common femoral vein.