Biliary tract variations of the left liver with special reference to the left medial sectional bile duct in 500 patients - 18/06/15
, Takahide Yokoyama, M.D., Ph.D. a, Akira Shimizu, M.D., Ph.D. a, Hiroaki Motoyama, M.D., Ph.D. a, Keita Kanai, M.D. b, Norikazu Arakura, M.D., Ph.D. b, Akira Yamada, M.D., Ph.D. c, Yoshihiro Kitou d, Shin-ichi Miyagawa, M.D., Ph.D. aAbstract |
Background |
Among the intrahepatic bile ducts, the biliary system of the left medial sectional bile duct (B4) is known to have relatively complex patterns.
Methods |
The records of 500 patients who had been diagnosed as having hepato-pancreatico-biliary disease were retrospectively studied for anatomical biliary variations of the left liver with special reference to the drainage system of B4 using magnetic resonance images.
Results |
The left hepatic duct was present in 494 patients (98.8%), whereas it was lacking in 6 patients (1.2%), and these patients exhibited the following B4 confluence patterns: B4 drained into the common hepatic duct in 2 patients (.4%), the right anterior sectional bile duct in 3 patients (.6%), and the right posterior sectional bile duct in 1 patient (.2%). The left hepatic duct was absent more frequently in patients with portal venous variations than in patients with a common branching pattern (8.2% vs .4%, P = .0011).
Conclusion |
The presently reported data are useful for obtaining a better understanding of the surgical anatomy of the biliary system of the left liver.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | The biliary anatomy of the left liver was evaluated in 500 patients using MR images. |
• | The LHD was lacking in 6 patients (1.2%). |
• | In these patients, the B4 entered the CHD or the right-sided sectional bile ducts. |
• | The LHD was absent more frequently in patients with portal venous variations. |
Keywords : Biliary tract variation, Left medial sectional bile duct, Portal venous variation
Plan
| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 210 - N° 2
P. 351-356 - août 2015 Retour au numéro
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