Right testicular vein

Vena testicularis dextra

CardiovascularBlood vesselsWhole bodyRight side

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What it is
Ascends beside the gonadal artery on psoas, formed from the pampiniform plexus of the spermatic cord, and drains obliquely into the front of the inferior vena cava just below the right renal vein.
Function
Drains the testis.
Size
~3–4 mm diameter.
Clinical note
Its oblique entry into the IVC makes right-sided varicoceles uncommon; a new one warrants a search for a mass.

Nearby cardiovascular structures Azygos vein, Inferior vena cava, Internal jugular vein, Left common carotid artery, Left testicular vein, Left vertebral artery, Right vertebral artery, Testicular artery