18 - Gallbladder and Biliary Tree (Absite 2024)

Right hepatic and gastroduodenal arteries

The arterial supply of the common bile duct is derived from ___ and ____

IV antibiotics and fluid resuscitation

What is the initial treatment for patients with cholangitis?

Cholelithiasis

____ is the most important risk factor for gallbladder carcinoma,

Adenocarcinoma

The most common type of gallbladder cancer is ____

Type I

Bismuth-Corlette classification of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma:

Tumor is confined to the common hepatic duct

Type 2

Bismuth-Corlette classification of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma:

Tumor involves the bifurcationwithout involvement of secondary intrahepatic ducts

Type IIIa

Bismuth-Corlette classification of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma:

Tumor extends into the rightsecondary intrahepatic ducts

Type IIIb

Bismuth-Corlette classification of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma:

Tumor extends into the leftsecondary intrahepatic ducts

Type IV

Bismuth-Corlette classification of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma:

Tumor involves both the right and left secondary intrahepatic ducts

Elevated transaminases

Can be due to occluded or stenosed bile duct or bile leak from an injured bile duct

In the early postoperative period, what is the most common presentation of a patient with a biliary injury?