Talk:Cystohepatic triangle

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Correct borders? (Resolved)[edit]

"The hepatobiliary triangle (or cystohepatic triangle) is an anatomic space bordered by the common hepatic artery medially, the cystic duct inferiorly and the superior border to the cystic artery [1]."

I don't think this is correct. My understanding is that the superior border of the triangle of Calot is the inferior surface of the liver, and that the cystic artery can be viewed traversing the triangle anteriorly. It's a surgically important landmark, since you can rule out the major anatomical variations and identify the important structures for a cholecystectomy.

Mastery of endoscopic and laparoscopic surgery seems to agree — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.134.226.154 (talk) 03:51, 15 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The liver is a border for the cystohepatic triangle but not Calot's. See both Surgical Recall (where it is explicitly stated that it is NOT the liver border) and the article from Gastroenterology.

The entry has been taken from http://www.enotes.com/topic/Cystohepatic_triangle and simplified. The original description of Calot's triangle used the cystic artery as the superior border. In modern use, the inferior border of the liver is used instead as the purpose of defining this area is to identify the cystic artery for ligation during cholecystectomy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.224.83 (talk) 23:01, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be discordance about this term, since the Dorland Dictionary defines the cystohepatic (Calot) traingle as the space bordered by the cystic artery, cystic duct and common hepatic duct.Luigi Albert Maria (talk) 09:44, 23 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]