Chyle leak or discharge can occur as a result of thoracic duct injury (injury to the structure that returns lymph and chyle from the lower half of the body). Injury can happen during surgery, from ...

Pleural diseases affect the pleural tissue that lines the inside of the chest cavity and covers the outside of the lungs. The visceral pleura (which covers the lung) and the parietal pleura (which ...

SUSPENSIONS of cells derived from lymph nodes or the spleen have been used to transfer adjuvant-induced arthritis 1,2 and allergic encephalomyelitis 3,4 in rats. We have now successfully transferred ...