[Anatomic characteristics of relatively inaccessible zones of thoracic duct and principles for improving surgical approaches].

The analysis of data obtained from investigation of 158 cadavers of adults with the use of complex of anatomic methods and from experiments on video-endosurgical installation revealed that the following ways should be combined to expose thoracic duct relatively inaccessible zones: a method of opened access to thoracic duct using high traumatism elements (clavicotomy and pericardium dissection), video-endosurgical method of access to thoracic duct regions located on the bottom of infundibular recess and use of mechanical clipping for faster block of thoracic duct lumen.