Aberrant right hepatic duct in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report

Abstract

Anatomical variants of the biliary tree present a challenge to surgical management during laparo-scopic cholecystectomy and affect the post-operative outcomes. An aberrant right hepatic duct is defined as a connection into the cystic duct is a practically important variation because of the sus-ceptibility to serious post-operative refractory bile leakage and some other serious complications. We report a successful case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the presence of posterior aberrant right hepatic duct in a patient diagnosed with chronic calcular cholecystitis.