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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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The largest lymphatic vessel that passes through the chest and drains into the SUBCLAVIAN VEIN.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in this website by year, and whether "Thoracic Duct" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in Profiles.
  1. Lymphatic Drainage in Patients with Heart Failure: A Feasibility Study. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2025 Apr; 18(2):291-294.
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  2. Outcomes of Intranodal and Modified Intranodal Lymphangiography for Treatment of Traumatic Chylous Leaks in the Thorax and Neck. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2025 Jan; 48(1):59-64.
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  3. Outcome of video-assisted thoracoscopic treatment of idiopathic chylothorax in 15 cats. Vet Surg. 2024 Jul; 53(5):852-859.
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  4. Dynamic Contrast-enhanced CT Lymphangiography to Quantify Thoracic Duct Lymphatic Flow. Radiology. 2023 12; 309(3):e230959.
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  5. Resolution, recurrence, and chyle redistribution after thoracic duct ligation with or without pericardiectomy in dogs with naturally occurring idiopathic chylothorax. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2022 12 22; 261(5):696-704.
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  6. Balloon-Assisted Tamponade of the Lymphovenous Junction: An Adjunctive Technique for Thoracic Duct Embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 03; 34(3):503-506.
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  7. Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation to Occlude the Thoracic Duct: Preclinical Studies in Swine for a Potential Alternative to Embolization. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2022 10; 33(10):1192-1198.
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  8. Thoracoscopic detection of thoracic ducts after ultrasound-guided intrahepatic injection of indocyanine green detected by near-infrared fluorescence and methylene blue in dogs. Vet Surg. 2022 Jul; 51 Suppl 1:O118-O127.
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  9. Caterpillar Mechanical Embolization Device: A New Vascular Plug. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 06; 32(6):927-929.
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  10. 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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