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Preoperative Noninvasive Imaging

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Biliary Lithiasis

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The liver is divided into the left and right lobes, and each lobe is divided into segments on the basis of its vascular anatomy and biliary drainage. The in trahepatic bile ducts generally follow the internal hepatic segmental anatomy (Figs. 6.1, 6.2). In the left lobe, a left medial segment duct and a left lateral segment duct normally join to form the main left hepatic duct. The right hepatic duct branches near its origin at the common hepatic duct. Frequently, the right hepatic duct has a dorso-caudal branch, draining the posterior segment of the right lobe, and a ventro-cranial branch, draining the anterior segment of the right lobe (Fig. 6.1). Ductal drainage of the caudate lobe is variable and may be related to the left or right ductal system. The left and right hepatic ducts unite just outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct, which is usually 3–4 cm in length (Figs. 6.3, 6.4).

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    Riccardo Manfredi, Sara Mehrabi, Massimiliano Motton & Roberto Pozzi Mucelli

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Manfredi, R., Mehrabi, S., Motton, M., Mucelli, R.P. (2008). Preoperative Noninvasive Imaging. In: Biliary Lithiasis. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0763-5_6

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