Splenic vein

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• Drains spleen
• leaves hilum of spleen 
• passes to right in lienorenal ligament
• lies below splenic artery
• Joins superior mesenteric vein to form portal vein
  • behind neck of pancreas

Tributaries

Inferior Mesenteric Vein
Short Gastric Veins
Left Gastrepiploic Veins
Pancreatic Veins

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