Hart·mann pouch

(hahrt'mahn),

a spheroid or conical pouch at the junction of the neck of the gallbladder and the cystic duct.

Synonym(s): ampulla of gallbladder, fossa provesicalis, pelvis of gallbladder

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Hart·mann pouch

(hahrt'măn powch)

Infundibulum of gallbladder; sometimes described as abnormal pouching at the gallbladder neck.

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Hartmann,

Henri A.C.A., French surgeon, 1860-1952.

Hartmann colostomy

Hartmann knife

Hartmann mosquito forceps

Hartmann operation - resection of the rectosigmoid colon beginning at or just above the peritoneal reflexion and extending proximally, with closure of the rectal stump and end-colostomy.

Hartmann pouch - a spheroid or conical pouch at the junction of the neck of the gallbladder and the cystic duct. Synonym(s): ampulla of gallbladder; fossa provesicalis; pelvis of gallbladder

Hartmann resection

Hartmann speculum

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References in periodicals archive

A perforation was observed at the site which was estimated as the Hartmann pouch (Figure 2).

A Series of Five Complicated Cases with Gallbladder Perforation due to Acute Cholecystitis/Akut Kolesistit Tablosu Sonucu Sofro Kesesi Perforasyonu Gelisen Komplike Bes Olgu Serisi

Impaction of a large GS or multiple small gallstones in the Hartmann pouch or cystic duct results in the Mirizzi's syndrome in 2 ways (1) chronic and/or acute inflammatory changes lead to contraction of the gallbladder, which then fuses with and causes secondary stenosis of the CHD, or (2) large impacted stones lead to cholecystocholedochal fistula formation secondary to direct pressure necrosis of the adjacent duct walls.

Relevant biliary anatomy during cholecystectomy

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