Question
Which of the following is not a boundary of given image:
A. Common hepatic duct
B. Cystic duct
C. Inferior surface of the liver.
D. Gall bladder
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Answer D. Gall bladder
CALOT’S TRIANGLE
- Calot’s triangle (cystohepatic triangle) is a small anatomical space in the abdomen.
- It is located at the porta hepatis of the liver – where the hepatic ducts and neurovascular structures enter/exit the liver.
The borders are as follows:
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Medial – common hepatic duct.
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Inferior – cystic duct.
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Superior – inferior surface of the liver.
- The above differ from the original description of Calot’s triangle in 1891 – where the cystic artery is given as the superior border of the triangle.
- The modern definition gives a more consistent border (the cystic artery has considerable variation in its anatomical course and origin).
