Bile is stored in the gallbladder and is released when food is being digested. Anatomy of the extrahepatic bile ducts. Extrahepatic bile ducts are small tubes that carry bile outside of the liver.

"Biliary anatomy misidentification during cholecystectomy [gallbladder removal] can result in injury to the common hepatic duct or common bile duct. Common duct injuries cause significant short ...

HA: Hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein. • T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to ... vein or its branches bilaterally; or the common hepatic artery; or the second-order biliary ...