 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Thoracic Duct" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracic Duct" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Schwartz SP, Winder MM, Bautista AN, Fundora MP, Calamaro J, Puente BRN, Plummer ST, Greiten LE, Bertrandt RA, Sznycer-Taub NR, Matiasek MJ, Norbisrath KS, Milroy R, Lay A, Reeder RW, Furlong-Dillard JM, Prodhan P, Bailly DK. Management Options for Chylothorax After Vascular Ring Repair: Retrospective, Multicenter Cohort in the United States, 2021-2023. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 01; 27(1):42-51.
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