The digestive system is the series ... into the duodenum. A duct also connects the duodenum to the gallbladder. This pear-shaped sac squeezes out green-brown bile, a waste product collected ...

Your gallbladder stores the bile. Your bile ducts are small canals that help bile travel through your digestive system. These ...

The main pancreatic duct merges with the bile duct to form the ampulla of Vater (a widening of the duct just before it enters the duodenum). The pancreas is an integral part of the digestive system.

PBC is thought to be a problem with your body's immune system. When you have it, your body mistakenly attacks your bile ducts. It causes inflammation and swelling that, over time, can lead to a ...