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Cystohepatic triangle
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<p>The cystohepatic triangle (or hepatobiliary triangle or Calot's triangle) is an <a href="/facts/Anatomic_space/1RTUswMU">anatomic space</a> bordered by the <a href="/facts/Cystic_duct/BAlrkFYr">cystic duct</a> laterally, the <a href="/facts/Common_hepatic_duct/B5ylakos">common hepatic duct</a> medially, and the inferior surface of the <a href="/facts/Liver/Rtp4Fk2b">liver</a> superiorly. </p> <p>The <a href="/facts/Cystic_artery/1MAC2AJk">cystic artery</a> lies within the hepatobiliary triangle. The triangle is used to locate the cystic artery during a <a href="/facts/Laparoscopy/cTMKggTn">laparoscopic</a> <a href="/facts/Cholecystectomy/petQE34t">cholecystectomy</a>. </p>