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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

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