Disruption of the thoracic duct can have devastating consequences and be associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Conservative therapies have been attempted to treat chylothorax without much success. Surgical management has traditionally been necessary to provide definitive treatment at the expense of increased morbidity. Lymphatic interventions have recently emerged as a new frontier for interventional radiologists to add value and provide minimally invasive therapies for…

Thoracic duct ... Note : Also called as " Pecquet duct "

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Thoracic duct

Lymphoedema means a build up of lymph fluid that causes swelling in a part of the body. It can develop if there are problems with the lymphatic system.

The lymphatic system of the right side of the head and neck converges by way of the right jugular trunk, joining the lymphatic system from the right arm and thorax (chest) to form the right lymphatic duct, which drains into the venous drainage at the junction of the right subclavian and right internal jugular veins. The thoracic duct is much larger than the right lymphatic duct because it drains the lymph from the entire lower half of the body for both the right and left sides.