Structured Summary
Abstract
Passages external to the liver for the conveyance of bile. These include the COMMON BILE DUCT and the common hepatic duct (HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON).
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- Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic
- Extrahepatic Biliary System
- Bile Duct, Extrahepatic
- Biliary System, Extrahepatic
- Biliary Systems, Extrahepatic
- Duct, Extrahepatic Bile
- Ducts, Extrahepatic Bile
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct
- Extrahepatic Biliary Systems
- System, Extrahepatic Biliary
- Systems, Extrahepatic Biliary
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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
do not confuse with BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; do not confuse with HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON, the external junction of right & left hepatic ducts; diseases: coord IM with BILE DUCT DISEASES (IM) but note BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION, EXTRAHEPATIC; neopl: coord IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM); inflammation: coord IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM)
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Previous Indexing
- Common Bile Duct (1966-1993)
- Hepatic Duct, Common (1966-1993)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017734. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017734
- Extrahepatic Bile Ducts. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66510651