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The cystic artery in human foetuses
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Abstract
In this study the cystic artery was most often (97.06%) a single vessel and only in one case (2.94%) was it a double vessel. It arose most often (82.34%) from the right proper hepatic artery, rarely from its trunk (8.82%) or its left branch (5.88%) and most rarely (2.94%) from the gastroduodenal artery. In all but one case the cystic artery coursed within Calot’s triangle. Its exceptional course out of Calot’s triangle concerned a cystic artery originating from the gastroduodenal artery (2.94%). The cystic artery most frequently (67.66%) runs behind the common hepatic duct, rarely (29.40%) over the common hepatic duct and most rarely (2.94%) on the left side of the cystic duct. In the material examined the cystic artery was not observed running in front of the common hepatic duct. The short type of cystic artery trunk (52.93%) was observed more frequently than the long one (44.13%).
Abstract
In this study the cystic artery was most often (97.06%) a single vessel and only in one case (2.94%) was it a double vessel. It arose most often (82.34%) from the right proper hepatic artery, rarely from its trunk (8.82%) or its left branch (5.88%) and most rarely (2.94%) from the gastroduodenal artery. In all but one case the cystic artery coursed within Calot’s triangle. Its exceptional course out of Calot’s triangle concerned a cystic artery originating from the gastroduodenal artery (2.94%). The cystic artery most frequently (67.66%) runs behind the common hepatic duct, rarely (29.40%) over the common hepatic duct and most rarely (2.94%) on the left side of the cystic duct. In the material examined the cystic artery was not observed running in front of the common hepatic duct. The short type of cystic artery trunk (52.93%) was observed more frequently than the long one (44.13%).
Keywords
hepatoduodenal ligament; Calot’s triangle; cystic artery syndrome
Title
The cystic artery in human foetuses
Journal
Issue
Article type
Original article
Pages
47-50
Published online
2003-12-03
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2004;63(1):47-50.
Keywords
hepatoduodenal ligament
Calot’s triangle
cystic artery syndrome
Authors
Piotr Flisiński
Michał Szpinda
Mariusz Flisiński