 Thoracic Duct
"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,
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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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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 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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Castellanos DA, Bucholz EM, Bai K, Esch JJ, Hoganson D, Sanders SP, Shaikh R, Ghelani SJ, Schidlow DN. Thoracic duct drainage patterns in heterotaxy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024 Winter; 26(2):101050.
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DePopas EM, Veress LA, Ahmed F, Rausch CM, Annam A, Gupta R. Percutaneous thoracic duct intervention to treat plastic bronchitis related to Fontan palliation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 Nov; 52(11):E97-E101.
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Sachs PB, Zelch MG, Rice TW, Geisinger MA, Risius B, Lammert GK. Diagnosis and localization of laceration of the thoracic duct: usefulness of lymphangiography and CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1991 Oct; 157(4):703-5.
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Henson PM. Release of vasoactive amines from rabbit platelets induced by sensitized mononuclear leukocytes and antigen. J Exp Med. 1970 Feb; 131(2):287-306.
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