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Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic
Tree Number(s)
A03.159.183.079
Unique ID
D017734
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017734
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)
Scope Note
Passages external to the liver for the conveyance of bile. These include the COMMON BILE DUCT and the common hepatic duct (HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON).
Entry Term(s)
Extrahepatic Biliary System
NLM Classification #
WI 750
Previous Indexing
Common Bile Duct (1966-1993)
Hepatic Duct, Common (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/15
Revision Date
1998/06/10
Bile Ducts, Extrahepatic Preferred
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