Bile Ducts
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The channels that collect and transport the bile secretion from the BILE CANALICULI, the smallest branch of the BILIARY TRACT in the LIVER, through the bile ductules, the bile ducts out the liver, and to the GALLBLADDER for storage. |
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/abnorm: BILIARY ATRESIA is also available; inflammation = CHOLANGITIS; calculi = BILIARY CALCULI see GALLSTONES but consider also CHOLELITHIASIS (IM) + BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM) |
Bile Ducts Categories.
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Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic - Passages external to the liver for the conveyance of bile. These include the COMMON BILE DUCT and the common hepatic duct (HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON). |
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Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic - Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct. |
Bile Ducts Definitions and Terms
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