Proper recognition of the particular structures that form the triangle of Calot is
essential for the proper and safe performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Proper recognition, ligation, and cut of the cystic duct and cystic artery
with branches (dorsal and ventral) remain an integral condition for the removal
of the gallbladder. Calot’s triangle, as an orientation structure, determines the
most common location of the cystic artery. The triangle of Calot is one of the
most variable regions of the abdomen in terms of anatomy. The aim of this
study was to evaluate how important for surgery is the detailed anatomical
recognition of the main branches of the cystic artery in Calot’s triangle during
laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Relations of the main branches of the cystic artery were evaluated in 88 patients
that underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Department of General
Surgery of the District Specialistic Hospital of Lublin. The anatomical relations
of cystic duct and artery were classified into typical and variant types.
Significantly more frequently variants of cystic artery were observed in women.
However, the time of the procedure was not significantly related with the type
of cystic artery