1. Prevention of Chylothorax Complicating Extensive Esophageal Resection by Mass Ligation of Thoracic Duct: A Random Control Study 
Fan-Cai Lai, MD, Long Chen, MD, Yuan-Rong Tu, MD, Min Lin, MD, Xu Li, MD, PhD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 91, Issue 6, Pages (June 2011)
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2. Fig 1
Mass ligation of thoracic duct. A heavy suture ligature is passed directly posterior to the immediate right of the aorta, along the front of the vertebral column, behind the thoracic duct – azygos vein region and is angled forward, just right of the azygos vein.
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