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The unwanted third wheel in the Calot's triangle: Incidence and surgical significance of caterpillar hump of right hepatic artery with a systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Caterpillar hump of the right hepatic artery is a rare variation increasing the risk of vascular and biliary injuries during hepatobiliary surgery. The aim of this study is to record the cases of the right hepatic artery forming caterpillar hump in a cohort of patients underwent laparosc...

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Main Authors: Marano, Luigi, Bartoli, Alberto, Polom, Karol, Bellochi, Raffaele, Spaziani, Alessandro, Castagnoli, Giampaolo
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29737324
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmas.JMAS_75_18