Extrahepatic biliary anatomy at laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Is aberrant anatomy important?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 392-395

  Larobina, Marco ^a,b   Nottle, Peter D ^a  

^a Williamstown Hospital   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biliary anatomy; Cholangiography; Cholecystectomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; CYSTIC DUCT; GALLBLADDER; HEPATIC ARTERY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPHY; PEROPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COMMON BILE DUCT; CYSTIC DUCT; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 21244441127     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03396.x     Document Type: Article

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