Cholecystohepatic duct detected during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report.
Koki MaedaMasami TabataTatsuya SakamotoYu FujimuraTaijiro TakeuchiRyosuke DesakiMotoyuki KobayashiIchiro OhsawaKenji KatoMakoto IwataTakayuki SandaPublished in: Surgical case reports (2020)
Although cholecystohepatic duct is a rare anomaly compared to other aberrant hepatic ducts, surgeons performing cholecystectomy should always keep its existence in mind to avoid serious postoperative complications. Ideally, preoperative detection of cholecystohepatic duct is preferable, but even if it is detected during surgery, the appropriate management according to the drainage area is also important.