Normal Structures Cisterna Chyli
CT scan of the chest showing the cisterna chyli .
The cisterna chyli is the oval cystic structure located to the right of the aorta in the retrocrural space at the level of the L1-L2 vertebrae
It receives the lymphatic drainage from the abdomen, pelvis, and lower extremities and is considered the origin point of the thoracic duct, which travels upward to drain into the left subclavian vein at the base of the neck at the junction of the left subclavian vein and the left internal jugular vein. This is known as the left venous angle.
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