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 alsoReferences
- ↑ 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.