Cholelithiasis with aberrant hepatic duct without preoperative diagnosis: a case report

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman was admitted to our department for operation. The patient was diagnosed with chronic cholecystitis based on the findings of CT and MRI findings. Thus, the patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Intraoperative finding revealed the aberrant hepatic duct after critical view of safety was created. The patient was discharged from our hospital without any complications. Aberrant hepatic duct is closely associated with bile duct injury. Therefore, it is important to consider aberrant hepatic duct preoperatively in patients for cholecystectomy in order to avoid bile duct injury.