Vol 10, No 2 (2008)
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Published online: 2008-10-21
Anomalies in biliary tree anatomy - own observations
Chirurgia Polska 2008;10(2):113-118.
Abstract
Cholelithiasis is one of the most frequent causes of operative treatment in the abdominal region.
Intraoperative complications caused by an atypical course of the extrahepatic biliary tree may occur. In
this study some of anatomical variations of the extrahepatic biliary system are reviewed. The authors
describe the diagnostic and therapeutic process of a patient who underwent a laparoscopic
cholecystectomy, complicated by the injury of the aberrant bile duct, draining bile from the 5th hepatic
segment. A CholangioMRI examination was helpful to determine the diagnosis. Bile duct surgery demands
a wide knowledge of the different variations of biliary tree anatomy and an awareness of the possible
presence of accessory and aberrant ducts.
Keywords: gallbladderbile ductsaberrant ducts