an Entity references as follows:
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.