Abstract

Dr. Purvi Mishra*, Dr. Anant Fulse and Dr. D. D. Kseersagar

ABSTRACT

Extrahepatic Biliary apparatus comprises of gall bladder, cystic duct, hepatic ducts and CBD. Gall Bladder flask shaped blind end diverticula which are situated in contact with the undersurface of right lobe of liver. In adult the length is between 7-10 cms with a capacity of upto 50ml.[1] The gall bladder is described as having a fundus, body and neck. The fundus lies at the lateral end of the body and usually projects below the inferior border of the liver to a variable length.[2] There are a lot of variations in the anatomical structure of gall bladder and arrangements of ducts Variations in shape, size of gall bladder has long been debated by abdominal surgeons.[2] Variations in shape and size are not uncommon. The variations are frequent during imaging of gall bladder and during surgical procedures like laproscopy and cholecystectomy. Normally gall bladder is found in right upper quadrant but may be found rarely in retrodudenal, retropancreatic or within falciform ligament, intrahepatic or retroplaced (retrohepatic).