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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2023; 15(5): 776-787
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.776
Published online May 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.776
Table 1 Biliary duct and portal vein variations
| Biliary duct variations | |
| A | Normal bifurcation (57%) |
| B | Trifurcation of 3 ducts (12%) |
| C | Right anterior (C1, 16%) or right posterior (C2, 4%) duct draining into common hepatic duct |
| D | Right posterior (D1, 5%) or right anterior (D2, 1%) duct draining into left hepatic duct |
| E | Absence of hepatic duct confluence (3%) |
| F | Drainage of right posterior duct into cystic duct (2%) |
| Portal vein variations | |
| I | Classical anatomy |
| II | Trifurcation |
| III | Right posterior vein as first branch of main portal vein |
| IV | Segment VII branch separate branch of right portal vein |
| V | Segment VI branch separate branch of right portal vein |
- Citation: Kakos CD, Papanikolaou A, Ziogas IA, Tsoulfas G. Global dissemination of minimally invasive living donor hepatectomy: What are the barriers? World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(5): 776-787
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v15.i5.776