Gall bladder Flashcards
Location
Gall bladder fossa on inferior surface of liver
Relations of fundus
Anteriorly- abdominal wall
poterior-t.colon
Relations of body
Superior sirface- devoid of peritoneum
Inferiorly- covered by peritoneum, T.colon, 1st 2nd parts of duodenum
Relations of neck
Superiorly- liver
Inferiorly- duodenum
Posteromedially- hartmans pouch
common location of gallstones
hartmans pouch
Blood supply
cystic artery (right hepatic)-gallbladder, cystic duct, upper bile duct
Posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal artery- lower bile duct
right hepatic artery- middle bile duct
veins
Superior surface- hepatic vein
cystic veins-right portal vein
Lympahtcs
cystic nodes/pancreaticosplenic nodes
nerve supply
celaic plexus + vagi + phrenic nerves
Cystic plexus
Pain of cholecystitis is referred to
tight hypochondrium, right scapula, right shoulder