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

The Inferior Phrenic Veins drain the diaphragm and 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.

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