Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 218-221, May 2010

The gall bladder and bile ducts

Harold Ellis CBE FRCS FRCOG is Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University of London (Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School). He is Clinical Anatomist in the Division of Anatomy at King's College (Guy's Campus), London, UK. Conflicts of interest: none

Abstract 

A detailed knowledge of the gall bladder and bile ducts (together with their anatomical variations) and related blood supply are essential in the safe performance of both open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy as well as the interpretation of radiological and ultrasound images of these structures. These topics are described and illustrated.

Keywords: Anatomical variations, bile ducts, blood supply, gall bladder

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PII: S0263-9319(10)00054-2

doi:10.1016/j.mpsur.2010.02.007

Surgery
Volume 28, Issue 5 , Pages 218-221, May 2010

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