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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
Common Bile Duct Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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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