Technic of chronic thoracic duct "side fistula" for immunologic evaluation of patients with cancer.
A technic suitable for long-term study of the human thoracic duct circulation under physiological conditions is described. The results and observations obtained in ten patients studied for three to twenty-one days are presented.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage; D005402:Fistula; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000601:surgery; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery