B.S., a 26-year-old Negro, was admitted to Bellevue Hospital on June 27, 1962, because of postprandial bloating and epigastric and mid-abdominal soreness of 5 months' duration.

Further genetic testing of lymphatic fluid collected from the thoracic duct during the various interventions demonstrated a somatic PIK3CA variant (c.3140A>T[p.His1047Leu], pathogenic, 1·25% lymphatic ...

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.

We tested more than 10 duct tapes on wood, glass, and plastic sheeting, spending seven months monitoring their outdoor performance in a New England field, and we found the best roll of duct tape ...

Acute and Chronic Outcomes in Early Feasibility Evaluation of Device-Based Thoracic Duct Decompression in Hospitalized Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients. Presenter: William T. Abraham. March ...

Lymphatic leakage is a rare complication of thyroid surgery, the risk of which increases in the presence of malignancy and correlates with the extent of surgery. Although primarily associated with ...

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 ...

Figure 1 Thoracic and abdominal enhanced computed tomography. A – axial plane and B coronal plane – images at admission showing a cystic image (black arrow) in the thoracic duct site at the ...

Evidence on the safety and efficacy of percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak is limited in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used with special ...

Thoracic duct ligation is an efficient method to treat chylothorax. Thus, the possibility of prompt surgical intervention is recommended. At one time, shorter periods of conservative treatments, which ...