Congenital absence of the anatomic common bile duct. Case report |
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Authors: | O Olsha A Steiner L A Rivkin A Sheinfeld |
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Institution: | Department of Surgery A, Sha'are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Abstract: | In congenital absence of the anatomic common bile duct, all bile from the liver drains into the gallbladder and thence to the duodenum via the cystic duct. A likely consequence of cholecystectomy then is discontinuity of hepatic drainage, since the gallbladder and cystic duct appear normal, and the anomaly is so rare that it is not considered. |
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