Structure of left hepatic duct

Known as: Left Hepatic Duct, Left main liver duct, Dotto epatico principale sinistro 
The duct that drains bile from the left lobe of the liver into the common hepatic duct.
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Broader (2)

Bile Ducts, ExtrahepaticHepatic Duct
Biliary FistulaBiliary calculiBiliary tract obstructionBiliary tract structure
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Liver ducts, left intrahepatic branches

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2010
2010
Aggressive surgical resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma of the left-side predominance: radicality and safety of left-sided hepatectomy.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the clinicopathologic outcomes in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC) after left-sided hepatectomy… (More)
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2009
2009
"Sideways": results of repair of biliary injuries using a policy of side-to-side hepatico-jejunostomy.
BACKGROUND The Hepp-Couinaud technique describes side-to-side HJ to the main left hepatic duct but a side-to-side approach is not… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
"Anatomic" right hepatic trisectionectomy (extended right hepatectomy) with caudate lobectomy for hilar cholangiocarcinoma.
BACKGROUND The techniques of right hepatic trisectionectomy are now standardized in patients with hepatocellular or metastatic… (More)
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2004
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2004
Surgical anatomy of the bile ducts at the hepatic hilum as applied to living donor liver transplantation.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate anatomic variations of the biliary tree as applied to living donor liver transplantation. SUMMARY… (More)
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Dominant Strictures in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
BACKGROUND:Repeat endoscopic dilatations of dominant strictures (DS) have been reported to be of benefit in patients with primary… (More)
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2003
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2003
Hepaticogastrostomy by echo-endoscopy as a palliative treatment in a patient with metastatic biliary obstruction.
A palliative hepaticogastrostomy was performed under endoscopic ultrasound guidance in a patient with inoperable hepatic hilar… (More)
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2003
2003
Anatomic Variation in Intrahepatic Bile Ducts: an Analysis of Intraoperative Cholangiograms in 300 Consecutive Donors for Living Donor Liver Transplantation
OBJECTIVE To describe the anatomical variation occurring in intrahepatic bile ducts (IHDs) in terms of their branching patterns… (More)
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1998
1998
Blood supply of the right and left hepatic ducts.
BACKGROUND Increasing precision of liver resection and use of reduced liver grafts stimulated this study of the blood supply of… (More)
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1992
1992
Pseudosclerosing cholangitis in extrahepatic portal venous obstruction.
Biliary changes secondary to portal hypertension have rarely been described in published reports. Twenty consecutive patients… (More)
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1990
1990
High or low hepaticojejunostomy for bile duct strictures?
The 19 patients who underwent 22 postoperative repairs of bile duct stricture in our institution between 1973 and 1984 were… (More)
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