RARE BILE-DUCT ANOMALIES - A CASE-REPORT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Authors
BRANDT CP ECKHAUSER ML
Citation
Cp. Brandt et Ml. Eckhauser, RARE BILE-DUCT ANOMALIES - A CASE-REPORT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, Surgical endoscopy, 8(4), 1994, pp. 329-331
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09302794
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
329 - 331
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-2794(1994)8:4<329:RBA-AC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Anomalies of the biliary ductal system are not uncommon, and are of va riable clinical significance. A case is reported of an extremely unusu al variation, with the cystic duct entering the left hepatic duct. Pre operative delineation of the anomaly in this patient by endoscopic ret rograde cholangiography assisted in the subsequent performance of a sa fe laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Awareness of potential biliary variat ions is one factor in avoidance of ductal injuries during laparoscopic surgery.