Prevalence of anatomical variations of cystic artery during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the commonly done elective surgeries and is accepted as gold standard method of treatment for gall stone disease. Experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy has evolved during last twenty years with advancements in fiber-optic technology. However, during initial days, iatrogenic injury to bile duct and hemorrhage from cystic artery was increasingly seen, as experience with the laparoscopic anatomy was lacking. 1-3 Rocko in 1981, described variations in region of Calot. Boundaries of triangle of Calot are: lower surface of the liver, common hepatic duct (CHD) and cystic duct. 4