inferior phrenic vein

{{Short description|Vein}}

{{Infobox vein

| Name = Inferior phrenic vein

| Latin = venae phrenicae inferiores

| Image = Gray577.png

| Caption = The venæ cavæ and azygos veins, with their tributaries.

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| DrainsFrom = Thoracic diaphragm

| Source =

| DrainsTo = 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.