Pressure measurements in the cervical portion of the thoracic duct in man
- 1 July 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 60 (7) , 558-561
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800600717
Abstract
Pressures were measured in the cervical portion of the thoracic duct during a surgical procedure performed to drain lymph in 8 male patients. Cyclic variations depending on respiration were observed. Smaller oscillations in pressure were synchronous with the pulse-rate and result from rhythmic compression of the thoracic duct by the aorta in the thorax. In 2 patients the recordings showed superimposed pressure waves which were independent of breathing and the heart-rate and which are thought to be due to spontaneous contractile activity of the duct.Keywords
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