Borders
- Medial – common hepatic duct.
- Inferior – cystic duct.
- Superior – inferior surface of the liver.
The above differ from the original description of
Calot’s triangle in 1891 – where the cystic artery is given as the superior
border of the triangle. The modern definition gives a more consistent border
(the cystic artery has considerable variation in its anatomical course and
origin).
Contents
- Right hepatic artery
- Cystic artery
- Cystic lymph node (of Lund)
- Connective tissue
- Lymphatics
- Occasionally accessory hepatic ducts and arteries
Significance
- Cystic artery arises from Right Hepatic Artery in the Calot's triangle in 75%
- Cystic artery origin & course vary in 25% of
population.
