Cystohepatic triangle

Cystohepatic triangle
The cystic artery branches from the right hepatic artery.
Relationship to other vessels
Details
Identifiers
Latintrigonum cystohepaticum
TA98A10.1.02.428
TA23756
FMA24230
Anatomical terminology

The cystohepatic triangle (or hepatobiliary triangle or Calot's triangle) is an anatomic space bordered by the cystic duct laterally, the common hepatic duct medially, and the inferior surface of the liver superiorly.

Cystohepatic triangle, marked with green

The cystic artery lies within the hepatobiliary triangle. The triangle is used to locate the cystic artery during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.