transhepatic

transhepatic
trans·he·pat·ic -hi-'pat-ik adj passing through or performed by way of the bile ducts specif involving direct injection (as of a radiopaque medium) into the bile ducts <\transhepatic cholangiography>
trans·he·pat·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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