Abstract
The right and left hepatic ducts unite to form the common hepatic duct in the porta hepatis. The common hepatic duct is joined by the cystic duct to form the common bile duct, which enters the second portion of the duodenum through the ampulla of Vater. The common bile duct runs within the wall of the duodenum for 1–2 cm, and its termination is marked by a contractile smooth muscle band called the sphincter of Oddi. The main pancreatic duct enters the common bile duct in its distal segment, and the head of the pancreas lies adjacent to the distal common bile duct. Extrahepatic cholestasis is defined as a mechanical obstruction to the flow of bile from the liver into the duodenum that occurs at any point from the hepatic ducts to the ampulla of Vater (Fig. 1).
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Estill, M., Zakko, S.F. (1998). Extrahepatic Cholestasis. In: Wu, G.Y., Israel, J. (eds) Diseases of the Liver and Bile Ducts. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1808-1_16
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