All of the following are true about venous drainage of esophagus except:

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C. The cervical esophagus drains directly into the right brachiocephalic vein. Ans: C. The cervical esophagus drains directly into the right brachiocephalic vein(Ref: Gray's 411e p1111, 40Ie p950).Cervical pa of esophagus is drained into inferior thyroid vein, not the right brachiocephalic vein.Venous drainage of esophagus:Cervical pa is drained by inferior thyroid vein.Thoracic pa is drained by azygous and hemiazygous veins.Abdominal pa is drained by two venous channels, hemiazygous vein and left gastric vein.

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A. Thoracic esophagus drains into the azygos vein

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B. Esophageal veins drain into a submucosal plexus

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D. Lower esophageal veins anastomose with the left gastric vein

All of the following are true about venous drainage of esophagus except:

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All of the following are true about venous drainage of esophagus except:

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