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bile duct

[′bīl ‚dəkt]
(anatomy)
Any of the major channels in the liver through which bile flows toward the hepatic duct.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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During the procedure, the left and right hepatic bile ducts were fused after forming a long segment, and the cystic duct was observed to be draining to the right hepatic duct (Figure 1).
A rare anatomical variation of the bile ducts: Cystic duct draining to the right hepatic duct
Anatomy of the gallbladder and bile ducts. Surgery, 29(12):593-6, 2011.
Biliary Tract in Trident, an Anatomical Variation Between the Cystic Duct and its Union to the Common Hepatic Duct. A Rare Case Report/ Tracto Biliar en Tridente, una Variacion Anatomica Entre el Conducto Cistico y su Union al Conducto Hepatico Comun. Un Caso Raro
* DAV is supporting a new bipartisan bill that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct an epidemiological study on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, in veterans of the Vietnam era.
DAV supports bill to study liver fluke-related cancer in Vietnam veterans
Bile duct adenoma (BDA) is a rare epithelial bile duct neoplasm.
Imaging features of bile duct adenoma: case series and review of literature
However, because of division of the stone lesions, number of affected bile ducts, damage of the liver parenchyma, and different stages and complications of the disease, minimally invasive therapy of hepatolithiasis has always been a difficult clinical problem.
Current Status of Surgical Treatment of Biliary Diseases in Elderly Patients in China
Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is a well-established standard method for extraction of common bile duct (CBD) stones.
Comparison of the Long-Term Outcomes of Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilation Alone versus Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Removal of Bile Duct Stones
The five patients in whom a guidewire could not be exchanged underwent biliary stenting into alternative bile ducts. All of them ultimately achieved clinical success in terms of results.
Usefulness of a Cannula with a Flexible Tip (Swing Tip) for Managing Severe Biliary Stricture
Bile duct ligature (BDL) is a surgical model of cholestasis that provokes a progressive liver fibrosis leading to liver cirrhosis [3-5].
Transplantation of Human Amniotic Membrane over the Liver Surface Reduces Hepatic Fibrosis in a Cholestatic Model in Young Rats
Calne, "A new technique for biliary drainage in orthotopic liver transplantation utilizing the gall bladder as a pedicle graft conduit between the donor and recipient common bile ducts," Annals of Surgery, vol.
Anastomotic Biliary Stricture Development after Liver Transplantation in the Setting of Retained Prophylactic Intraductal Pediatric Feeding Tube: Case and Review
The cystic dilatation of the common bile duct is a rare congenital malformation of the bile ducts [1].
Contribution of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Cholangiocarcinoma in Choledochal Cyst
When IgG4-RD affects the bile ducts, it goes under the term IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC).
IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis Involving the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Diagnosed with Liver Biopsy
The structural anatomy of the bile ducts is highly variable and can be said to have almost no stable anatomy.
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