Everything about The Ducts Of Luschka totally explained
The
ducts of Luschka (also called supravesicular ducts) are small
bile ducts in the posterior wall of the
gallbladder (the gallbladder bed), some connected to a subsegmental area of the
liver with bile ducts but none connected with the lumen of the gallbladder; they may be aberrant bile ducts.
Clinical significance
Although usually they don't drain any liver
parenchyma, they can be a source of bile leak or biliary
peritonitis after
cholecystectomy in both adults and children. If the Ducts of Luschka go unrecognized at the time of the gall bladder removal, 5-7 post operatively the patient will develop bile petitonitis, an easily treatable complication with a morbidity rate of 44% if left untreated. Often diagnosed by HIDA scan, the bile leak from Ducts of Luschka post-op are treated with temporary bilary stint to redirect the bile from the liver into the intestine and allow the Ducts of Luscha to spntaneously seal themselves.
They are named for
Hubert von Luschka.
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