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Published in: European Surgery 5/2016

01-10-2016 | original article

Anatomic Variations of Biliary Ducts: Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Findings of 1041 Consecutive Patients

Bile Ducts and MRCP

Authors: M. Adatepe, MD, Z. H. Adibelli, MD, O. S. Esen, MD, C. Imamoglu, MD, M. Yildirim, MD, N. Erkan, MD

Published in: European Surgery | Issue 5/2016

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Abstract

Background

It is important for surgical purposes to know the biliary tract anatomy and its variations in detail. The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of anatomical variations of the biliary tract at hepatic bifurcation level and also at cystic duct level using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).

Methods

A total of 1041 patients (between 16 and 102 years of age, 600 women 441 men with mean age of 60.6) were included in the study. The MRCP imaging was carried out with a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device by using heavily T2-weighted sequences.

Results

Among the 1041 patients included in the study, 424 (40.7 %) showed anatomical variations at different levels of the biliary tree, and 12 of these patients (1.15 %) had two anatomical variations. Typical anatomy was present in 57.2 % of the females and 62.1 % males. The highest incidence of variation at the level of bifurcation was trifurcation with 133 patients (12.8 %) and at the level of cystic duct was the medial cystic duct insertion with 56 patients (5.37 %).

Conclusions

Trifurcation and medial cystic duct insertion seem to be more frequent in females compared to males. It is necessary to have the knowledge of these variations to avoid possible complications and also help to achieve the most effective result. MRCP is a helpful and noninvasive technique of diagnosing bile duct variations; a preoperative description of these variations may prevent various surgical complications, and we recommend a routine preoperative MRCP especially before laparoscopic cholecystectomy, liver resection surgery and liver transplant surgery.
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Metadata
Title
Anatomic Variations of Biliary Ducts: Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Findings of 1041 Consecutive Patients
Bile Ducts and MRCP
Authors
M. Adatepe, MD
Z. H. Adibelli, MD
O. S. Esen, MD
C. Imamoglu, MD
M. Yildirim, MD
N. Erkan, MD
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
European Surgery / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1682-8631
Electronic ISSN: 1682-4016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10353-016-0393-5

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