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Common hepatic duct
The common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It joins the cystic duct coming from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct.
The common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It is formed by the union of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right functional lobe of the liver) and the left hepatic duct (which drains bile from the left functional lobe of the liver).
The duct is about 3 cm long. The common hepatic duct is about 6 mm in diameter in adults, with some variation.
The common hepatic duct typically unites with the cystic duct some 1–2 cm superior to the duodenum and anterior to the right hepatic artery, with the cystic duct approaching the common hepatic duct from the right.
The right branch of the hepatic artery proper usually passes posterior to the duct, but may rarely pass anterior to it instead.
The inner surface is covered in a simple columnar epithelium.
Accessory hepatic ducts
Around 1.7% of people have additional accessory hepatic ducts that opens into the common hepatic duct. Accessory hepatic ducts may also instead open into the cystic duct or gallbladder.
Common hepatic duct
The common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It joins the cystic duct coming from the gallbladder to form the common bile duct.
The common hepatic duct is the first part of the biliary tract. It is formed by the union of the right hepatic duct (which drains bile from the right functional lobe of the liver) and the left hepatic duct (which drains bile from the left functional lobe of the liver).
The duct is about 3 cm long. The common hepatic duct is about 6 mm in diameter in adults, with some variation.
The common hepatic duct typically unites with the cystic duct some 1–2 cm superior to the duodenum and anterior to the right hepatic artery, with the cystic duct approaching the common hepatic duct from the right.
The right branch of the hepatic artery proper usually passes posterior to the duct, but may rarely pass anterior to it instead.
The inner surface is covered in a simple columnar epithelium.
Accessory hepatic ducts
Around 1.7% of people have additional accessory hepatic ducts that opens into the common hepatic duct. Accessory hepatic ducts may also instead open into the cystic duct or gallbladder.
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