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Item Morphological variations of cystic artery in triangle of calot in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: experience in tertiary care surgical unit in South Asian country.(Quest Journals Inc., 2016) Abeysuriya, V.; Kumarage, S.K.; Hasan, R.; Wijesinghe, J.A.A.S.INTRODUCTION: The knowledge and realization of the frequency and multiplicity of abnormalities of the cystic artery is a perquisite for safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy. OBJECTIVE: To describe the morphological characteristics of the cystic artery in the triangle of Calot. METHODS: Descriptive-prospective cross sectional study was performed in 200 patients, who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallbladder disease, to observe variations cystic artery. RESULTS: Eighty-nine percent (178/200) of the cystic arteries originated as a single artery from the right branch of the hepatic artery. Five percent (10/200) had two cystic arteries originating separately from right hepatic artery while 5 % (10/200) of cystic arteries passed anterior to the common hepatic duct and 1%(2/200) traversed over cystic duct. Majority, 41%(82/200) of the patients right hepatic artery was ling in the triangle of Calot’s. Two percent (4/200) of the patients had right hepatic artery running over the common hepatic duct. CONCLUSION: It has been observed that the variation of the cystic artery in the triangle of Calot is not infrequent and this knowledge will enhance the safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Item Prevention of presacral haemorrhage using thumb tacks(Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1999) Sundaresan, K.T.; Sugirtha, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Ariyaratne, M.H.J.; Deen, K.I.