Inferior phrenic vein

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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