The gall bladder in adult Zambians.

The morphology of the gall bladder, the length and mode of termination of the cystic duct, and the origin and distribution of the cystic artery were studied in 88 adult Zambians (61 men, 27 women). The origin of the cystic artery was the right hepatic artery (53%), and the common hepatic artery (41%). Hartmann's pouch was observed in 44% of gall bladders. The cystic duct usually opened into the common hepatic duct (91%); its average length was 2 cm.