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Biliary Anatomy Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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One of the most common surgical procedures performed in the USA is the cholecystectomy. Understanding biliary anatomy, which includes the gallbladder and extrahepatic biliary tree, is essential for every general surgeon. This quiz includes clinically relevant anatomy and radiology questions for the current and future surgeon at every level of training, and we hope it will be a useful adjunct to one’s review.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

    Jenny H. Chang, Mir Shanaz Hossain, Samer Naffouje, Daniel Joyce, Robert Simon & R. Matthew Walsh

  2. Department of Interventional Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

    Charles Eichstaedt

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Chang, J.H., Hossain, M.S., Eichstaedt, C. et al. Biliary Anatomy Quiz: Test Your Knowledge. J Gastrointest Surg 27, 306–318 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-022-05556-x

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