Calot's triangle.. 1. Where it is located? 2. Formed by?? 3. Contents??? 4.importance???
This triangle is located below liver and above gallbladder and it is located at porta hepatis of liver .Its borders are : superiorly the inferior surface of liver , medially the common hepatic duct and inferiorly the cystic duct . It is important in cholecystectomy bcz the doctor must recognize if there is any anatomical variation and must locate the hepatic artery before ligating the cystic artery .
Located just beloe liver and above the gall bladder, inferior surface of liver > upper border, cystic duct > inferior border, bile duct > medially
Contents are cystic artery, right hepatic artery, cystic lymph nodes, lymphatics.