Open AccessAnatomic variations of the intra-hepatic biliary tree in the Caribbean: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Shamir O Cawich,
Alexander Sinanan,
Rahul Deshpande,
Michael Gardner,
Neil Pearce,
Vijay Naraynsingh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5190
DOI - 10.4253/wjge.v13.i6.170
Subject(s) - medicine , tree (set theory) , general surgery , mathematics , mathematical analysis
In the classic descriptions of the human liver, the common hepatic duct forms at the confluence of left and right hepatic ducts. Many authors have documented variations in the intra-hepatic ductal system, but to the best of our knowledge there has been no report on bile duct variations in Caribbean populations.