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#Separated liver from abdominal pluck at ''porta hepatis''. | #Separated liver from abdominal pluck at ''porta hepatis''. | ||
#Open [[Gallbladder]]. | #Open [[Gallbladder]]. | ||
#Get mass. | #Get mass, i.e. weigh. | ||
#Slice axially - as seen on CT imaging. | #Slice axially - as seen on CT imaging. | ||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*If there is a suspected biliary tract obstruction: | *If there is a suspected biliary tract obstruction: | ||
*#Open the duodenum (from distal end) and identify the ''duodenal papilla'' - this is usually obvious as everything distal to the duodenal papilla is usually light brown (bile-stained). | *#Open the [[duodenum]] (from distal end) and identify the ''duodenal papilla'' - this is usually obvious as everything distal to the duodenal papilla is usually light brown (bile-stained). | ||
*#Compress the gallbladder and bile should emerge from the duodenal papilla. | *#Compress the gallbladder and bile should emerge from the duodenal papilla. | ||
*#Disect bilary tree from duodenal papilla to the porta hepatis. | *#Disect bilary tree from duodenal papilla to the porta hepatis. | ||