Anatomy of the extrahepatic bile ducts. Extrahepatic bile ducts are small tubes that carry bile outside of the liver. They are made up of the common hepatic duct (hilum region) and the common bile ...

Type I lesions involve the common hepatic duct (CHD) immediately below the confluence; type II tumors involve the CHD and extend to the confluence but not beyond; type IIIa masses involve the CHD ...

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Bile ducts are tubes within the liver that carry bile, a waste product. The small ducts connect to larger bile ducts, ultimately forming the common hepatic duct. The common hepatic duct is what ...

The most common symptom of bile duct cancer is jaundice, a condition that causes the skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes to appear yellow. Jaundice develops when the liver cannot get ...

"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 ...

In the human fetal liver, bile ducts are formed from bile duct epithelial cells surrounding the portal vein, and hepatocytes form on the outside. Both bile duct epithelial cells and hepatocytes are ...

T1: Tumor confined to the bile duct, with extension up to the muscle ... Tumor invades main portal vein or its branches bilaterally; or the common hepatic artery; or the second-order biliary ...