Ultrasound analysis of cervical thoracic duct for patients with constrictive pericarditis and chylothorax.

Yingying WangBinyu ZhengXiaoning ZhaoQi ChenMei YiZhe WenYong Liu

Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2024)

Thoracic duct dilation and regurgitation secondary to central venous pressure can lead to chyloreflux disorder and may be the mechanism of chylothorax occurrence in constrictive pericarditis.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
magnetic resonance imaging

risk assessment
aortic valve

contrast enhanced ultrasound

coronary artery disease