This report concerns a patient with tuberculous enteritis in whom the clinical diagnosis was confirmed by isolation of tubercle bacilli from thoracic-duct lymph. Case Report B.S., a 26-year-old ...

THIS paper was written to present a case of extensive chylothorax and chyloperitoneum secondary to a thrombus occluding the thoracic duct. The patient had a long venous catheter introduced through ...

The esophagus is dissected below the tracheal bifurcation, a drain is placed around it, and the dissection is extended to the level of the diaphragm, followed by clipping the thoracic duct. The lower ...

At age 8 years, the bilateral pleural effusions recurred despite the low-fat diet; lymphatic imaging showed thoracic duct obstruction with diffuse lymphatic collateralisation in the mediastinum and ...

More rarely it can be permanent. Even more rarely people need surgery to repair their vocal cords. The thoracic duct is a tube close to the oesophagus. It is part of the lymphatic system. During your ...

First treatment was conservative. Surgical intervention was nevertheless necessary to remove a cervical cyst contiguous with the thoracic duct. 1. Introduction Rupture of the thoracic duct is rarely ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Consultant ...

Once this fluid passes out of the lymph nodes, it travels to larger vessels and eventually lymph ducts, which converge in the thoracic duct at the base of the neck. The thoracic duct returns ...

Chylothorax can result from various disorders that might clog the thoracic duct or produce abnormal lymphatic flow, including congenital, viral, neoplastic, and many more. Today, there are many ...

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak. In this procedure, under general anaesthesia, ultrasound and X-rays are used to create an image of ...

3.1 NICE did a rapid review of the published literature on the efficacy and safety of this procedure. This comprised a comprehensive literature search and detailed review of the evidence from 7 ...