ANATOMICAL VARIATIONS IN EXTRA-HEPATIC BILIARY TREE AND VASCULATURE ENCOUNTERED DURING CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Abstract

Aim and objectives: The surgeon must recognize variations in the gallbladder, bile ducts, arteries that supply them, and liver to prevent unintentional ductal ligation, biliary leaks, and strictures after cholecystectomy. This study's objective was to investigate the structural changes that take place in the extrahepatic biliary tree and vasculature after cholecystectomy by comparing pre- and post-operative images.