Cholecystectomy and hepatic artery injuries
N. A. Halasz
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego 92103.
This study included 71 cadavers used for anatomical dissection that had
undergone cholecystectomies. Of these five, 7% had some type of hepatic
artery injury. The subjects all had survived at least 1 year after
cholecystectomy and had normal livers. The mechanisms of this injury, its
pathophysiology, and its prevention are discussed.
