Intercostal veins
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
The intercostal veins are a group of veins which drain the area between the ribs ("costae"), called the intercostal space.
There are three main groups:
- Supreme intercostal vein - 1st intercostal space
- Superior intercostal vein - 2nd, 3rd, and 4th intercostal spaces
- Posterior intercostal veins - all 11, on posterior wall