Difference between revisions of "Cisterna chyli"

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==Gross==
==Gross==
Location: vertebral level of T10 to L3.<ref name=pmid36206050/>
*Location: vertebral level of T10 to L3.<ref name=pmid36206050/>
Size range: 2 to 32 mm.<ref name=pmid36206050/>
*Size range: 2 to 32 mm.<ref name=pmid36206050/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:46, 29 November 2024

Cisterna chyli is a structure of the lymphatic system at inferior aspect of the thoracic duct.[1]

Gross

  • Location: vertebral level of T10 to L3.[1]
  • Size range: 2 to 32 mm.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moazzam S, O'Hagan LA, Clarke AR, Itkin M, Phillips AR, Windsor JA, Mirjalili SA (November 2022). "The cisterna chyli: a systematic review of definition, prevalence, and anatomy". Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 323 (5): H1010–H1018. doi:10.1152/ajpheart.00375.2022. PMID 36206050.