Talk:Accessory bile duct

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Supravesical vs subvesical vs accessory

The literature isn't so clear...

Based on a search of 'duct of Luschka' on PubMed ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez ):

Sub

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16830216 World J Surg. 2006 Jul;30(7):1316-20. A study of the subvesical bile duct (duct of Luschka) in resected liver specimens.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16927110 Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2006 Sep;391(5):441-7 Bile leaks from the duct of Luschka (subvesical duct): a review.

Supra

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14614740 J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Nov;38(11):E21-3. Bile duct of Luschka leading to bile leak after cholecystectomy--revisiting the biliary anatomy. "Bile ducts of Luschka (also called supravesicular ducts) are small bile ducts in the gallbladder bed."

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003 Mar;180(3):694-6. Bile duct of Luschka connecting with the cystohepatic duct: the importance of cholangiography during surgery. http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/180/3/694 "In general, the bile duct of Luschka is a thin, short, vestigial bile duct lying in the gallbladder bed [1]." -- refs Br J Surg. 1989 Jul;76(7):696-8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2765803

Not clear

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16447481 Am Surg. 2005 Dec;71(12):1060-5. Bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: management and outcome.

Neither

Dorland's Medical Dictionary (30 Ed.): Tubular structures in the GB wall. Some connect with bile ducts but none connect with the lumen of the GB.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12886748 Bile leak from the accessory biliary duct following laparascopic cholecystectomy. Anatomists and surgeons have described the presence of accessory biliary ducts between the liver and gallbladder

http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2390.html neither supra or sub

I suspect it can be either supra or sub.

I'm thinking the best term would be accessory bile duct, it is descriptive and fits both for supra & sub. Nephron T|C 06:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]