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  • Thumbnail for Common bile duct
    The bile duct (formerly known as the common bile duct) is a part of the biliary tract. It is formed by the union of the common hepatic duct and cystic...
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    the digestive system through bile ducts that connect the liver, gallbladder, and the Sphincter of Oddi. The gallbladder is controlled on a neurohormonal...
    23 KB (2,692 words) - 04:46, 20 December 2023
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    bile toward the hepatic duct. It joins the cystic duct (carrying bile to and from the gallbladder) to form the common bile duct which then opens into the...
    9 KB (977 words) - 23:16, 9 January 2024
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    Greenberger N.J., Paumgartner G (2012). Chapter 311. Diseases of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts. In Longo D.L., Fauci A.S., Kasper D.L., Hauser S.L.,...
    36 KB (3,547 words) - 17:06, 21 March 2024
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    Gallstone (redirect from Gallbladder stone)
    within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones...
    42 KB (3,946 words) - 16:35, 3 May 2024
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    In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into...
    34 KB (3,969 words) - 11:02, 5 February 2024
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    fats. Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts are commonly diet-related, and may include the formation of gallstones that impact in the gallbladder (cholecystolithiasis)...
    23 KB (2,437 words) - 15:23, 13 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for Primary sclerosing cholangitis
    progressive disease of the liver and gallbladder characterized by inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts, which normally allow bile to drain from...
    36 KB (3,993 words) - 09:57, 3 December 2023
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    Common bile duct stone, also known as choledocholithiasis, is the presence of gallstones in the common bile duct (CBD) (thus choledocho- + lithiasis)...
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    Cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer, is a type of cancer that forms in the bile ducts. Symptoms of cholangiocarcinoma may include abdominal...
    74 KB (7,639 words) - 03:55, 13 January 2024
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    intestine. In humans, bile is primarily composed of water, produced continuously by the liver, and stored and concentrated in the gallbladder. After a human...
    19 KB (2,234 words) - 05:29, 4 April 2024
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    bile duct that drains the gallbladder. Typically, pain from biliary colic is felt in the right upper part of the abdomen, is moderate to severe, and goes...
    51 KB (5,803 words) - 01:52, 21 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Common hepatic duct
    common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It joins the cystic duct coming from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct. The common...
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    Ascending cholangitis (category Infectious diseases)
    known as acute cholangitis or simply cholangitis, is inflammation of the bile duct, usually caused by bacteria ascending from its junction with the duodenum...
    30 KB (3,730 words) - 21:30, 27 September 2023
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    cholelithiasis, a gallbladder attack or gallstone attack, is when a colic (sudden pain) occurs due to a gallstone temporarily blocking the cystic duct. Typically...
    20 KB (2,060 words) - 00:41, 9 March 2024
  • diagnosis. Bile acids (also called bile salts) are produced in the liver, secreted into the biliary system, stored in the gallbladder and are released...
    22 KB (2,525 words) - 05:20, 22 April 2024
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    bile duct. This supplies it with pancreatic juice from the exocrine pancreas, which aids in digestion. The pancreatic duct joins the common bile duct...
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    to the liver, bile duct, stomach, and duodenum. A better understanding of the biology of biliary tract cancers, including gallbladder cancer, is being...
    16 KB (1,646 words) - 15:27, 19 February 2024
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    the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and how they work together to make, store and secrete bile. Bile consists of water, electrolytes, bile acids, cholesterol...
    11 KB (1,289 words) - 17:09, 28 October 2023
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    Abdomen (section Disease)
    gastrointestinal diseases affect the abdominal organs. These include stomach disease, liver disease, pancreatic disease, gallbladder and bile duct disease; intestinal...
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