HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.46, sa.25, ss.308-311, 1999 (SCI-Expanded)
BACKGROUND/AIMS: It has been shown that systemic bacteremia and endotoxemia in peritonitis is mainly related to lymphatic transport via the thoracic duct. This study was performed to investigate the effect on mortality of thoracic duct ligation in experimental peritonitis.