"Thoracic Duct" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D013897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A15.382.520.301.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Thoracic Duct- Thoracic Duct
- Duct, Thoracic
- Ducts, Thoracic
- Thoracic Ducts
Cisterna Chyli- Cisterna Chyli
- Chyli, Cisterna
- Chylus, Cisterna
- Cisterna Chylus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in Profiles.
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Medical Interventions for Chylothorax and their Impacts on Need for Surgical Intervention and Admission Characteristics: A Multicenter, Retrospective Insight. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Mar; 42(3):543-553.
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Lymphatic Pathways of the Thorax: Predictable Patterns of Spread. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 03; 216(3):649-658.
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Chylothorax and pleural effusion in contemporary extracardiac fenestrated fontan completion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 05; 155(5):2069-2077.
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Treatment of Postsurgical Chylothorax. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan; 105(1):254-262.
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US-Guided, Direct Puncture Retrograde Thoracic Duct Access, Lymphangiography, and Embolization: Feasibility and Efficacy. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Dec; 27(12):1890-1896.
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Magnetic resonance lymphography of the thoracic duct after interstitial injection of gadofosveset trisodium: a pilot dosing study in a porcine model. Lymphat Res Biol. 2014 Mar; 12(1):32-6.
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Incidence and treatment of chylothorax after cardiac surgery in children: analysis of a large multi-institution database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Feb; 147(2):678-86.e1; discussion 685-6.
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Anatomy of the thoracic duct. Thorac Surg Clin. 2011 May; 21(2):229-38, ix.
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Lymph sampling and lymphangiography via EUS-guided transesophageal thoracic duct puncture in a swine model. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Apr; 59(4):564-7.
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Chylothorax in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest. 2003 Feb; 123(2):623-7.