Bile Ducts Overview

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A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile. Bile, required for the digestion of food, is excreted by the liver into passages that carry bile toward the hepatic duct, which joins with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct, which opens into the intestine. The biliary tree is the whole network of various sized ducts branching through the liver. The path...


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okay my common bile duct is enlarged and another bile duct is closed why would...

You could have stones and/or sludge. Have you had any pain? If so, you may have gallstones. If not, you may have sludge in your gallbladder. ...

Asked by dana m - 15 months ago

Does any blockage in the bile duct causes pain and what are its effects?
does any blockage in the bile duct cause pain?if so where does this pain appear?And...

Sometimes it causes pain and sometimes it doesn't ... if your passage there is blocked due to cancer(usually with pancreatic cancer) then you will most likely feel pain. I think...

Asked by hass_mat - 12 months ago

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  • Dilated bile ducts? - 3 replies

    I was just wondering if this subject is familiar to anyone. Maddy has had dilated bile ducts in her the bile ducts together in an attempt to prevent infection as the liver is at...

    Mar 14, 2008

  • Bile Duct Disorders Gallbladderless Pains.( Bile Duct Pains????) - 2 replies

    they told me my bile duct had to be cleaned out because it was loaded down with bile stones of the pain is in what I now think to be my bile duct. Mostly in...

    Apr 12, 2007

  • Appendix, Appendicitis, Gallbladder Disease Bile Duct Cancer - 6 replies

    Is there anyone thats ever had a sucess story after hearing that someone was diagnosed with bile to the doctor and had shown little signs of improvement. As it turned out, he had bile...

    Apr 19, 2005

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  • How bile is formed?

    Straight from the lovely WIKI! Straight excerpt- Bile (or gall) is a bitter, yellow or green alkaline fluid secreted by hepatocytes from the liver of most vertebrates. In many species, it is stored in...

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  • Bile Duct Obstruction

    Bile duct obstructions can occur when any of the bile ducts become blocked by gallstones or other causes. Learn about bile duct obstruction causes, symptoms, tests, treatment and prevention.

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