surgical anatomy
Critical View of Safety in Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is associated with a higher incidence of biliary/vasculobiliary injuries than open cholecystectomy. Anatomical misperception is the most common underlying mechanism of such...
Five Triangles in TAPP
Facilitating anatomical recognition: “the Five Triangles”The figure also illustrates in a didactic way the representation of five triangles.
Rare Anatomical Variety of the Right Hepatic...
A 45-year-old lady who presents with pain in the right hypochondrium, without jaundice. Abdominal ultrasound showed a lithiasis of the gallbladder, without dilation of the main bile ducts. The liver function...
Landmarks in Laparoscopic TAPP Hernia Exploration
The aim of the laparoscopic exploration is to identify the superficial anatomical landmarks (Urachus, umbilical folds, epigastric vessels, spermatic vessels, vas deferens or uterine round ligament) and...
Landmarks for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
The aim of the laparoscopic exploration is to identify the superficial anatomical landmarks (Urachus, umbilical folds, epigastric vessels, spermatic vessels, vas deferens or uterine round ligament) and...
Cystic Duct Joining Accessory Aberrant RHD
Bile duct injury is a recognized complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Knowing the anatomy and variations in cystic duct common hepatic duct junction may help decreasing chance of bile duct injuries....
Gallbladder Opaque Stones & Cystic Duct Variation...
Intraoperative cholangiography demonstrate one of variations in cystic duct junction, anterior spiral joining to CHD on it's left side, low union with common hepatic duct and gallbladder contain opaque...
Meckel's Diverticulum
Meckel's diverticulum is an outpouching or bulge in the lower part of the small intestine. The bulge is congenital and is a leftover of the umbilical cord. Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital...