Biliary Tract Flashcards
What is the name of the node in Calot’s triangle
Calot’s node
What are the small ducts that drain bile directly into the gallbladder from the liver
Ducts of Luschka
Which artery is susceptible to injury during cholecystectomy
Right hepatic artery
because of its proximity to the cystic artery and Calot’s triangle
Where is the infundibulum of the gallbladder
Near the cystic duct
Where is the fundus of the gallbladder
At the end of the gallbladder
What are the boundaries of the triangle of Calot
Three Cs
Cystic duct
Common hepatic duct
Cystic artery
What does bile do
Emulsifies fats
What stimulates gallbladder emptying
Cholecystokinin and vagal input
Gallstones in galbladder
Cholelithiasis
Gallstones in common bile duct
Choledocholithiasis
Inflammation of gallbladder
Cholecystitis
Pain from gallstones usually from a stone at cystic duct
Biliary colic
Anastomosis between common bile duct and jejunum
Choledochojejunostomy
Anastomosis of hepatic ducts or common hepatic duct to jejunum
Hepaticojejunostomy
What is the initial diagnostic study of choice for evaluation of the biliary tract/gallbladder/cholelithiasis
Ultrasound
Cut through sphincter of Oddi to allow passage of gallstones from the common bile duct
Sphincterotomy
What is the treatment of major CBD injury after a lap chole
Choledochojejunostomy
Acute pain and inspiratory arrest elicited by palpation of the RUQ during inspiration
Murphy’s sign
What is the management of distal common bile duct cholangiocarcinoma
Whipple procedure
