Prostatic venous plexus
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The prostatic veins form a well-marked prostatic plexus which lies partly in the fascial sheath of the prostate and partly between the sheath and the prostatic capsule.[citation needed] It collects blood from the prostate, and (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis) the corpora cavernosa of penis.[1] It communicates with the pudendal and vesical plexuses.[citation needed]
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Prostatic venous plexus | |
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Details | |
Drains from | Prostate |
Source | Deep dorsal vein of the penis |
Drains to | Vesical venous plexus and pudendal plexus |
Identifiers | |
Latin | plexus venosus prostaticus |
TA98 | A12.3.10.013M |
TA2 | 5043 |
FMA | 29711 |
Anatomical terminology |
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It is sometimes known as "Santorini's plexus", named for the Italian anatomist Giovanni Domenico Santorini.