Items tagged “bile ducts”

Choledocholithiasis denotes the presence of gallstones within the bile ducts (including the common hepatic duct/common bile duct). Epidemiology Choledocholithiasis is relatively common, seen in up to 20% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstone-related complaints 2. Clinical prese...

Ischemic type biliary lesions (ITBL) is a term used to describe non-anastomotic intra- or extrahepatic bile duct strictures after primarily successful liver transplantation, when there is no evidence of perfusion restriction or other cause of bile duct damage (i.e organ rejection or recurrence o...