Anatomic variations have a significant impact in general and oncological surgery, often
necessitating modification of surgical techniques or leading to intraoperative complications …

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the most common procedures performed each year
and can be associated with various post-operative complications. Imaging is integral to …

The need for liver transplants is increasing because the prevalence of liver diseases and the
indications for transplants are growing. In response to the shortage of grafts from deceased …

Biliary anatomy and its common and uncommon variations are of considerable clinical
significance when performing living donor transplantation, radiological interventions in …

Purpose Variations in biliary anatomy are common, and different classifications have been
described. These classification systems have not been compared to each other in a single …

BACKGROUND In the classic descriptions of the human liver, the common hepatic duct
forms at the confluence of left and right hepatic ducts. Many authors have documented …

Materials and Methods: The MRCP records of 370 patients from 2015 to 2017 were obtained
for cross-sectional study. Images were retrospectively reviewed for variations by two …

Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard of treatment for
symptomatic cholelithiasis. Although intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) is widely used as …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of anatomic variations of the
hepatic duct bifurcation using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) …

This systematic review provides the most comprehensive overview of intrahepatic biliary
anatomical variants to date. Additionally, it proposes a clinically focused, prevalence-based …