APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The cisterna chyli serves as a valuable landmark for the lymphatic system and typically receives lymph from the right and left lumbar trunks, the intestinal trunk, and some of the lower intercostal vessels ( Fig. 2 ). The lumbar trunks receive lymph from the pelvis, kidneys, adrenals, and most of the abdominal wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -The intestinal trunk receives the lymph from the stomach and intestine, from the pancreas and spleen, and from the lower and front part of the liver, and empties lymph into the cisterna chyli, which in turn drains into the thoracic duct.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result, the thoracic duct receives lymphatic fluid from the lumbar lymphatic trunks and chyle, composed of lymphatic fluid and emulsified fats, from the intestinal lymphatic trunk. Initially, the thoracic duct is located just to the right of the midline and posterior to the aorta.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tributaries of the Cisterna Chyli The CC typically receives lymph from, and is formed by, the union of three lymphatic trunks: the right and left lumbar trunks and the intestinal trunk (which may be duplex).