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.