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Role Of Rouviere's Sulcus In Identification And Dissection Of Calot's Triangle During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Baha El-Dein El-Saman, Adel Abdulhalim Lasheen, Waleed Abdelaty

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal

Background - One of most common surgical technique applied overall the world is laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to the high features instead of another surgical techniques. Furthermore; it is represents as the main technique for gallstones treatment; however the incidence of bile-duct injury still higher than that of open cholecystectomy. Various surgical procedures and principles have been proposed to reduces bile duct injury. Aim - to determine the frequency and the type of Rouviere’s sulcus and its importance as landmark during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients and Methods - This prospective study included hundred-patients who had symptomatic gallstone disease and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy …