Inferior phrenic vein

Vein: Inferior phrenic vein
The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.
Latin	venae phrenicae inferiores
Gray's	subject #173 679
Drains from	thoracic diaphragm
Drains to	inferior vena cava, others
Artery	inferior phrenic arteries
Dorlands / Elsevier	v_05/12851337

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

The Inferior Phrenic Veins follow the course of the inferior phrenic arteries;

• the right ends in the inferior vena cava;

• the left is often represented by two branches,
  • one of which ends in the left renal or suprarenal vein,
  • while the other passes in front of the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm and opens into the inferior vena cava.