Shallu Garg1, Hemanth Kumar2, Daisy Sahni3, T D Yadav2, Anjali Aggarwal1, Tulika Gupta1. 1. Department of Anatomy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. 2. Department of General Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. 3. Department of Anatomy, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. gemini_13june@yahoo.com.
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.
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.