"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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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in Profiles.
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Restoring the soul. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 08; 156(2):836-837.
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Chylothorax and cholesterol pleural effusion. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Dec; 31(6):743-50.
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Massive bilateral chylothoraces complicating mediastinal granulomatous disease. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Sep; 88(3):1012-3.
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Chyle leaks: consensus on management? Nutr Clin Pract. 2008 Oct-Nov; 23(5):529-32.
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Antithoracic duct lymphocyte globulin therapy of severe aplastic anemia. Blood. 1983 Oct; 62(4):883-8.
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Recovery of immune responsiveness after cessation of thoracic duct drainage in calves and man. Ann Surg. 1970 Feb; 171(2):241-9.