title: A new variant of cholecystohepatic duct: MR cholangiography demonstration.
abstract: Magnetic resonance cholangiography used before laparoscopic cholecystectomy may reduce the incidence of post-operative complications related to the high anatomic variability of the biliary system. A number of anatomic variants of the biliary tree have been reported. We present a rare case in which magnetic resonance cholangiography demonstrated a new variant of the cholecystohepatic bile duct acting as a communication between the gallbladder fundus and an intrahepatic biliary duct.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and of Morphologic and Functional Images, University of Messina, via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98125, Messina, Italy, fminutoli@unime.it.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Minutoli
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naso
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visalli
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iannelli
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silipigni
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitrone
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bottari
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
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