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Abstract
Predominantly extrahepatic bile duct which is formed by the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts, which are predominantly intrahepatic, and, in turn, joins the cystic duct to form the common bile duct.
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- Hepatic Duct, Common
- Common Hepatic Ducts
- Duct, Common Hepatic
- Ducts, Common Hepatic
- Hepatic Ducts, Common
- Hepatic Duct
- Duct, Hepatic
- Ducts, Hepatic
- Hepatic Ducts
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24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
an external bile duct formed by junction of right & left hepatic ducts; diseases: coord IM with BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM); inflammation: coord IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM); obstruct: coord IM with CHOLESTASIS, EXTRAHEPATIC (IM); calculi: coord (IM) with CHOLELITHIASIS (IM)
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History Note
80; was HEPATIC DUCT 1963-79
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Common Hepatic Duct. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006500. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006500
- Common Hepatic Duct. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_hepatic_duct
- Common Hepatic Duct. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2043581