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The esophageal veins drain blood from the esophagus to the azygos vein, in the thorax, and to the inferior thyroid vein in the neck. It also drains, although with less significance, to the hemiazygos vein, posterior intercostal vein and bronchial veins.[citation needed]
| Esophageal veins | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Artery | Esophageal artery |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | venae oesophageales |
| TA98 | A12.3.04.011 A12.3.07.006 |
| TA2 | 4751 |
| FMA | 70834 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
In the abdomen, some drain to the left gastric vein which drains into the portal vein.[1][2]
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