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Choledochal Cyst

A congenital anatomic malformation of a bile duct, including cystic dilatation of the extrahepatic bile duct or the large intrahepatic bile duct. Classification is based on the site and type of dilatation. Type I is most common.

Characterized by the fusiform or saccular dilatation of the COMMON BILE DUCT.

Characterized by the diverticulum arising from the extrahepatic biliary tree.

Characterized by the choledochocele dilatation of the distal portion of the COMMON BILE DUCT in the DUODENUM where the pancreatic duct (PANCREATIC DUCTS) enters.

Characterized by the presence of multiple extrahepatic and intrahepatic cysts.

Characterized by the presence of a singular or multiple intrahepatic cysts.


Bile

An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.

Dilatation

The act of dilating.

Bile

An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.

Bile

An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.

Classification

The systematic arrangement of entities in any field into categories classes based on common characteristics such as properties, morphology, subject matter, etc.

Dilatation

The act of dilating.

Bile

An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.

Diverticulum

A pathological condition manifested as a pouch or sac opening from a tubular or saccular organ.

Dilatation

The act of dilating.

Bile

An emulsifying agent produced in the LIVER and secreted into the DUODENUM. Its composition includes BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; and ELECTROLYTES. It aids DIGESTION of fats in the duodenum.

Duodenum

The shortest and widest portion of the SMALL INTESTINE adjacent to the PYLORUS of the STOMACH. It is named for having the length equal to about the width of 12 fingers.



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