Calot's triangle

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 493-501

  Abdalla, Sala ^a   Pierre, Sacha ^a   Ellis, Harold ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calot's triangle; cholecystectomy; congenital; cystic artery; cystic duct; dissection; injury

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC LANDMARK; ANATOMICAL CONCEPTS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CADAVER; CALOT TRIANGLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KNOWLEDGE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CYSTIC DUCT; FRANCE; GALLBLADDER; HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LIVER; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 84876289317     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.22170     Document Type: Review

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