Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Digestive System Diseases > Biliary Tract Diseases > Bile Duct Diseases > Common Bile Duct Diseases Terms and Definitions
Common Bile Duct Diseases
Medical Definition: | Diseases of the COMMON BILE DUCT including the AMPULLA OF VATER and the SPHINCTER OF ODDI. |
Guide Notes: | inflamm dis = CHOLANGITIS (IM) + COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); calculi = COMMON BILE DUCT CALCULI see GALLSTONES but consider also CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS |
Previously Indexed: | Biliary Tract Diseases (1966-1979),Common Bile Duct (1966-1979) |
Biliary Dyskinesia - A sydrome resulting from impaired BILE flow due to motor dysfunction of the SPHINCTER OF ODDI. It is characterized by repeated biliary COLIC, fatty food intolerance, and NAUSEA. | |
Choledocholithiasis - Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the COMMON BILE DUCT. |
Common Bile Duct Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms
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