Small ducts in your liver gather the bile. These ducts lead into the left and right hepatic ducts. The left and right hepatic ducts come together outside the liver, forming the common hepatic duct.

type IIIa masses involve the CHD to the confluence and extend into the main right hepatic duct; type IIIb lesions involve the CHD to the confluence and extend into the main left hepatic duct and ...

Extrahepatic ducts. The extrahepatic ducts begin as two parts, one on the right of the liver and the other on the left. As they descend from the liver, they unite to form the common hepatic duct.

This means that the cancer is in the common hepatic duct. It is also in the junction where the left and right hepatic bile ducts meet. Type 3A means that the cancer is in the common hepatic duct. It ...

An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 3 cm enhancing mass located in the hilar bile duct extending to the left hepatic duct (Fig. 1a) and an enlarged regional lymph node along the ...

These join as they go on to form bile ducts. Bile ducts from the different parts of the liver flow together to form the right and the left hepatic ducts, which join into the common hepatic duct.

This was accomplished by freeing and then transecting the left lobe of the liver 2.5 cm. from its free border. Two bile ducts approximately 5 mm. in diameter were exposed. A loop of jejunum was ...

common hepatic duct and the left and right hepatic ducts. A 50-year-old woman was first seen at the Lahey Clinic in December, 1959, stating that she had been well until 1955, when laparotomy was ...

When bile can’t move through these ducts, it backs up in the liver and harms liver cells and causes waste to build up. If this continues, it can lead to serious liver problems and even liver ...

The smallest ducts, called ductules, come together to form the right hepatic bile duct and the left hepatic bile duct, which drain bile from the liver. Bile is stored in the gallbladder and is ...

Perihilar or hilar bile duct cancers start at the hilum, which is where the left and right hepatic ducts join when leaving the liver. Distal bile duct cancers occur further down the bile duct ...

A blockage in your bile duct can cause severe complications if left untreated. ‌Your liver produces a greenish-yellow fluid called bile, which helps break down fats in your food. Bile is made of ...