Research Article

Anatomical Variations of Cystic Ducts in Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography and Clinical Implications

Table 1

Distribution of different anatomical variations of cystic duct.

Type of cystic duct variations Frequency
%

) Spiral course with medial insertion3216.1
() Low insertion189
() Low medial insertion84
() High insertion 115.5
() Anterior insertion42
() Posterior insertion4020.2
() Parallel course of cystic duct157.5
() Short cystic duct 21
() Cystic duct draining to right hepatic duct 10.5
() Right posterior sectoral hepatic duct draining to cystic duct10.5