Early data show that thoracic duct decompression with a novel catheter-based system on top of IV loop diuretics safely lowered congestion in patients with acute decompensated HF compared with ...

Thoracic-duct cannulation was performed 1 hour before an end-to-side portacaval shunt. When the thoracic duct, which was 9 to 10 mm. in diameter, was opened hemorrhagic lymph escaped under pressure.

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 ...

This report clarifies the functional significance of the thoracic duct by tracing its evolutionary development to selection of a mechanism which pumps lymph into blood.

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 ...