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Common Bile Duct
Medical Definition: | The largest bile duct. It is formed by the junction of the CYSTIC DUCT and the COMMON HEPATIC DUCT. |
Guide Notes: | inflammation = CHOLANGITIS + COMMON BILE DUCT DISEASES; calculi = COMMON BILE DUCT CALCULI see GALLSTONES but consider also CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS |
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Ampulla of Vater - A dilation of the duodenal papilla that is the opening of the juncture of the COMMON BILE DUCT and the MAIN PANCREATIC DUCT, also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla. |
Common Bile Duct Medical Definitions and Terms
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