Structure of cisterna chyli

Known as: Cistern of Pecquet, Atypical confluence of lymph trunks, Cisterna chyli

A dilated sac in the lymphatic channel immediately inferior to the thoracic duct opening, it receives lymph from the two lumbar lymphatic trunks and…

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1981

Chylous ascites is a rare complication of abdominal operation, caused by damage to the cisterna chyli or its chyle-carrying…

1979

Three rosette test systems were developed for the classification of subpopulations of porcine lymphocytes and correlated with the…

1978

Eleven cases of enlarged cisterna magna were found in a series of 3000 computerized tomography scans. We believe mega cisterna…

1974

1969

Few reports on chylous effusion into the pleural or peritoneal cavity demonstrated by lymphangiography with oily contrast media…

1968

1968

Lymphography was performed on a patient with chylous ascites who had reticulum cell sarcoma. There was obstruction of the…

1953

In Erganzung einer fruheren Mitteilung wird an Hand der Angiogramme von drei Fallen, von denen zwei autoptisch belegt sind, ein…

1950

DURING an operation for a posterior mediastinal mass of unknown nature, a cyst of the thoracic duct was found and removed. In a…

1936