Right hepatic artery syndrome / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Right hepatic artery syndrome refers to a syndrome of compression of extrahepatic bile duct by right hepatic artery,resulting in chronic biliary obstruction.In the severe cases,it can be complicated by bile duct stones,acute cholangitis and obstructive jaundice,and so on.This syndrome has a low incidence,lack of characteristic clinical manifestations and is often misdiagnosed as a bile duct tumor or bile duct stone.It is an important prerequisite to improve the recognition level of the syndrome and to pay attention to the imaging examination on the anatomic relationship between the site of bile duct stenosis and the right hepatic artery.The treatment should be based on the degree of pathological changes and complications.Laparoscopic right hepatic artery dissolution and biliary tract exploration are the most commonly preferred treatment methods.