Fig. 2
From: Techniques for thoracic duct cannulation without thoracotomy in piglets
Intraoperative photograph of the surgical field. Surgery was conducted to separate a segment of the thoracic duct and its ampulla at the cranial thoracic inlet. The thoracic duct was gently isolated and two pre sutures were placed around it (Only one pre suture that is around the ampulla is shown in this image). The superficial cervical artery was retracted ventrally using a pair of forceps to reveal the thoracic duct. The size of the ampulla changed depending on the amount of blood in it. The ampulla is in a collapsed state in this image (G: gloves)