Rare Anatomic Variations of the Right Hepatic Biliary System

Overview

Journal Surg Radiol Anat

Specialties Anatomy & Histology
General Surgery
Radiology

Date 2019 May 23

PMID 31115596

Citations 2

Authors

Shallu Garg

Hemanth Kumar

Daisy Sahni

T D Yadav

Anjali Aggarwal

Tulika Gupta

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Abstract

Purpose: To report rare and clinically significant anatomic variations in the biliary drainage of right hepatic lobe.

Methods: Unique variations in the extra- and intrahepatic biliary drainage of right hepatic lobe were observed in 6 cadaveric livers during dissection on 100 formalin-fixed en bloc cadaveric livers.

Results: There was presence of aberrant drainage of right segmental and sectorial ducts in four cases and of accessory right posterior sectorial duct in two cases.

Conclusions: We encountered some extensively complicated biliary drainage of right hepatic lobe, unsuccessful recognition of which can lead to serious biliary complications during hepatobiliary surgeries and biliary interventions.

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