Mindy Mintz Mordecai joins Jenyne Donaldson to talk about important conditions to be aware of that can limit the risk of developing Esophageal Cancer.

The esophagus is dissected below the tracheal bifurcation, a drain is placed around it, and the dissection is extended to the level of the diaphragm, followed by clipping the thoracic duct.

Thirdly, the rate of thoracic-duct lymph flow averaged three to six times greater than the normal rate of 1.0 ml. a minute found in patients without cirrhosis.

249Background: Thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE) as minimally invasive esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer has become widely prevalent around the world over the past decade. However, results ...

Figure 3 Thoracic duct embolization via percutaneous puncture of the thoracic duct. (A) Fluoroscopic imaging showing the thoracic duct cannulated at its confluence with the left subclavian vein via a ...

Early data show that thoracic duct decompression with a novel catheter-based system on top of IV loop diuretics safely lowered congestion in patients with acute decompensated HF compared with ...

Metastatic esophageal cancer starts in the esophagus and then spreads or metastasizes to other distant areas of the body. Read about treatments and outlook here.

Many causes of thoracic back pain are mild and heal with home remedies. Some like herniated disks can be serious and require medical attention.

2.3 Thoracic duct embolisation is a percutaneous image-guided closure of the thoracic duct and is done under general or local anaesthesia. It is a 3‑step process consisting of intranodal inguinal ...

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak. In this procedure, under general anaesthesia, ultrasound and X-rays are used to create an image of ...