"Chyle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An opaque, milky-white fluid consisting mainly of emulsified fats that passes through the lacteals of the small intestines into the lymphatic system.
MeSH Number(s)
A12.207.270.606.350
A15.382.520.150.350
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Chyle" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Chyle" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Chyle" by people in Profiles.
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Risk of chyle leak after robotic versus video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy. Surg Endosc. 2022 02; 36(2):1332-1338.
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Embolization or disruption of thoracic duct and cisterna chyli leaks post oesophageal cancer surgery should be first line management for ECCG-defined type III chyle fistulae. Ir J Med Sci. 2021 Aug; 190(3):1111-1116.
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Chylous leakage after axillary lymph node dissection in a patient with breast cancer. Breast J. 2018 05; 24(3):438-440.
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Lymphangiography for Thoracic Duct Interventions. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2016 Dec; 19(4):277-285.
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Chylous pericardial effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade. Indian Heart J. 2016 Sep; 68 Suppl 2:S161-S162.
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Isolated femoral osseous megalymphatics with chylous reflux: case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol. 2012 Feb; 41(2):221-5.
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Phenotypic characterization of disseminated cells with TSC2 loss of heterozygosity in patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Dec 01; 182(11):1410-8.
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Surgical management of cervical chyloma following parathyroidectomy. Laryngoscope. 2010; 120 Suppl 4:S187.
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Chyluria secondary to lymphorenal fistula. Kidney Int. 2009 Jul; 76(1):126.
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Acute chylothorax in children: selective retention of memory T cells and natural killer cells. J Pediatr. 2003 Aug; 143(2):243-9.