Ascending lumbar vein


The ascending lumbar vein is a vein that runs up through the lumbar region on the side of the vertebral column.

Structure

The ascending lumbar vein is a paired structure. It starts at the lateral sacral veins, and it runs superiorly, intersecting with the lumbar veins as it crosses them.
When the ascending lumbar vein crosses the subcostal vein, it becomes one of the following:
  1. The first and second lumbar veins ends in the ascending lumbar vein