Low common bile duct bifurcation incidentally discovered during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
BACKGROUND
Bile duct injury due to failure to recognize anatomical variations can have considerable consequences.


CONCLUSIONS
We report an incidental discovery of a low common bile duct bifurcation below the level of the cystic duct, incidentally discovered during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
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Division Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center, 825 Chalkstone Ave., Providence, RI 02908, USA.
Somasundar
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Espat
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017734:Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic / Q000473:pathology; D021441:Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / Q000601:surgery*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy