Upper part of cisterna chyli

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A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal trunk and two lumbar lymphatic trunks flow.
Aliases
  • Atypical confluence of lymph trunks
  • Chyle cistern
  • Chyle cistern
  • Cistern of Pecquet
  • Cisterna chyli
  • Cysterna chyli
  • Receptaculum chyli