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The IVC is the largest and widest vein of the body and is formed by the union of right and left common
iliac veins in front of the body of L5 vertebra below the aortic bifurcation. It pierces the central tendon of the diaphragm at the level of T8 vertebra and terminates by entering the right atrium of the heart.
The IVC extends across the eight vertebrae (L4 to T8) and is about twice the length of the abdominal aorta.
The IVC receives the following tributaries: median sacral, common iliac, inferior phrenic, lumbar veins, renal veins, right gonadal, right suprarenal.
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