Low common bile duct bifurcation incidentally discovered during pancreaticoduodenectomy
C Boutros1, P Somasundar, N J Espat
1Division Surgical Oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center, 825 Chalkstone Ave., Providence, RI 02908, USA.
Abstract
Introduction:
Bile duct injury due to failure to recognize anatomical variations can have considerable consequences.
Discussion:
We report an incidental discovery of a low common bile duct bifurcation below the level of the cystic duct, incidentally discovered during pancreaticoduodenectomy.
