4. Anatomical variations II
• Intra hepatic duct
1. Common bile duct
2. Gallbladder
3. Cystic duct
4. Right hepatic duct
5. Left hepatic duct
• Right hepatic duct I
• Duplication
- unique right hepatic duct (53% of cases)
- right hepatic duct duplication (47% of cases)
RL: Right Lateral duct
RPM: Right ParaMedian duct
Couinaud C. Controlled hepatectomies and exposure of the intra-hepatic biliary ducts. Paris: C.Couinaud, 1981.
• Trifurcation
- upper biliary trifurcation (10% of cases)
- right paramedian (anterior) duct right lateral (posterior) duct left hepatic duct
• Caudal entrance of RL duct
- caudal entrance of the right lateral (posterior) duct into the main channel (6% of cases)
• Caudal entrance of RPM duct
- caudal entrance of the right paramedian (anterior) duct into the main channel (20% of cases)
• Right hepatic duct II
• Left entrance of RL duct
- entrance of the right lateral (posterior) duct into the left hepatic duct (2% of cases)
• Left entrance of RPM duct
- entrance of the right paramedian (anterior) duct into the left hepatic duct (6% of cases)
• Segmental branching of RL duct
- upper biliary quadrifurcation (1.5% of cases)
- segmental branch (VI and VII) sectorial branch (paramedian) left hepatic duct
• Segmental branching of RPM duct
- quadrifurcation of the upper biliary confluence (1.5% of cases)
- segmental branch (V and VIII) sectorial branch (lateral) left hepatic duct
• Left hepatic duct
• Breakdown
- common stem II and III and a separate branch for segment IV in 80% of cases
- common stem III and IV and a separate branch for segment II with duplication of the left hepatic duct (20% of cases)
• Unique duct: distribution II, (III IV)
- unique duct, distribution (III IV) and II (10% of cases)
• Duplication: distribution (II III), IV
- duplication, distribution (II III) and IV (7% of cases)
• Distribution II, (III IV)
- duplication, distribution (III IV) and II (3% of cases) |