1. 12 Objective To study the interposition feasibility of a thoracic duct intervention in treating lymphatic metastasis.

2. 21 Results: 2 cases were cured by conservative treatment. 3 cases were cured by ligation of thoracic duct.

3. These lymphatic channels coalesce to form the thoracic duct, which transports Chyle and ultimately drains it into the left

4. He traced this fluid to the thoracic duct, which he then followed to a chyle-filled sac he called the chyli receptaculum, which is now known as the cisternae chyli; further investigations led him to find that lacteals' contents enter the venous system via the thoracic duct.

5. After ligation of the thoracic duct in the rats the adventitia of the aorta abdominalis shows a protein rich fluid within the first days.

6. ‘In the small bowel mesentery, the spaces may be filled with Chyle and are called chylous lymphangioma.’ ‘Two to four liters of Chyle are transported through the thoracic duct each day.’

7. In normovolemic anemic dogs the erythropoietin activity in plasma or lymph from thoracic duct was increased 4 and 8 h after bleeding. The rise of erythropoietin activity in the lymph did not differ from that of plasma.

8. Basing on the experiences with horse-antidog-lymphocytesera immunsera from horse against human lymphatic cells have been produced. 7 horses have been immunized: 4 with thoracic duct lymphocytes, each one with lymphocytes from blood of patients suffering from lymphadenosis, with spleen cells and with thymushomogenates.

9. The median Arcuate ligament is a ligament formed at the base of the diaphragm where the left and right diaphragmatic crura join near the 12th thoracic vertebra.This fibrous arch forms the anterior aspect of the aortic hiatus, through which the aorta, thoracic duct, and azygos vein pass