Exploration of liver, gall bladder, pancreas, duodenum and spleen
Dissection of porta hepatis; cystic duct and cystic artery
The ligamentum teres (18) has been pulled toward the left to reveal the structures which enter the liver through the porta hepatis. The hepatic artery (23) and the portal vein (8) have been dissected as they pass into the liver through the porta hepatis. The extensive hepatic plexus (7, 17) which accompanies the hepatic and accessory hepatic arteries has been preserved. The common bile duct (12) can be traced upward along the right margin of the dissected lesser omentum into the liver. The right and left hepatic ducts (6), and the cystic duct (9) have been exposed. Additional dissections of the biliary tract are shown in views 146-4, 146-6 and 146-7.
Hepatic veins
Ligamentum venosum
Left branch of portal vein
Right branch of portal vein
Upper pointer: Right branch of hepatic artery Lower pointer: Tributaries of left branches of portal vein, hepatic artery and hepatic duct (cut off)
Left pointer: Right hepatic duct Right pointer: Left hepatic duct