Bile-duct
21extrahepatic bile duct — The part of the common hepatic bile duct (tube that collects bile from the liver) that is outside the liver. This duct joins a duct from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct, which carries bile into the small intestine when food is being… …
22common bile duct — noun a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum • Syn: ↑bile duct • Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel • Part Holonyms: ↑liver …
23stage I extrahepatic bile duct cancer — Stage I is divided into stage IA and IB. In stage IA, cancer is found only in the bile duct. In stage IB, cancer has spread through the wall of the bile duct …
24stage II extrahepatic bile duct cancer — Stage II is divided into stage IIA and IIB. In stage IIA, cancer has spread to the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and/or to either the right or left branches of the hepatic artery or of the portal vein (major blood vessels that carry blood to the… …
25common bile duct — n the duct formed by the union of the hepatic and cystic ducts and opening into the duodenum called also ductus choledochus * * * ductus choledochus …
26intrahepatic bile duct — A bile duct that passes through and drains bile from the liver …
27stage 0 extrahepatic bile duct carcinoma in situ — Abnormal cells are found in the innermost layer of tissue lining the extrahepatic bile duct. These abnormal cells may become cancer and spread into nearby normal tissue …
28stage IV extrahepatic bile duct cancer — Cancer has spread to lymph nodes and/or organs far away from the extrahepatic bile duct …
29bile duct abscess — cholangitic a …
30bile duct calculus — choledocholith …
