- Begins in Splenic Hilum
- Receives Short Gastric Veins and Left Gastroepiploic Veins
- Passes to the right with the Tail of the Pancreas, below the Splenic Artery, in the Splenorenal Ligament
- Continues to the right posterior to the Body of the Pancreas
- During its course, it lies on the hilum of the Left Kidney, the Left Psoas muscle, the Left Sympathetic Trunk, the Left Crus of the Diaphragm, the Aorta, the Superior Mesenteric Artery, and the Inferior Vena Cava
- Lies anterior to the Left Renal Vein along the upper border of that vessel
- Receives the Inferior Mesenteric Vein as it lies in front of the Left Crus of the Diaphragm
- Joins the Superior Mesenteric Vein at a right angle in front of the Inferior Vena Cava to form the Portal Vein
- Receives many tributaries from the Tail, Body, Neck and Head of the Pancreas