bile duct

Cholangiocarcinoma: Understanding Your Pathology Report

Cholangiocarcinoma is a type of cancer that starts in the bile ducts. Bile ducts are small tubes that carry bile from the liver to the intestine, where bile helps digest fats. This article focuses on extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, which means the cancer arises in the bile ducts outside the liver (for information on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, see …
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Bile Ducts: Definition

What are bile ducts? The bile ducts are a group of tubes that connect the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. They allow bile and other materials produced by the liver to travel into the intestine, where they help with digestion or are removed from the body as stool. The system of bile ducts is …
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