- Receives tributaries identical with the branches of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery
- Runs vertically upwards to the left of the Inferior Mesenteric Artery
- Lies beneath the peritoneal floor of the left infracolic compartment
- Lies on the Left Psoas, in front of the Gonadal vessels, Ureter, and Genitofemoral Nerve
- Lies to the left of the Duodenojejunal Flexure at the upper limit of the left infracolic compartment just below the attachment of the Transverse Mesocolon
- Curves to the right and often raises a ridge of peritoneum – the Paraduodenal recess
- Passes behind the lower border of the Body of the Pancreas
- In front of the Left Renal Vein
- Joins the Splenic Vein
- Variation: Curves to the right more sharply and…
- Passes behind the Pancreas
- Below and Parallel with the Splenic Vein
- In front of the Superior Mesenteric Artery
- Open directly into the Superior Mesenteric Vein