Synonyms

Biliary ductal dilatation

May Cause

T2-hyperintense liver lesion

May Be Caused by

 Common

Adenocarcinoma

Advanced age

Amebic liver abscess

Ascariasis

Bile duct stricture

Choledocholithiasis

Chronic pancreatitis

Clonorchiasis

Fascioliasis

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Hydatid disease

Liver neoplasm

Lymphoma

Mucin-producing cholangiocarcinoma

Neoplasm of ampulla of Vater

Neoplasm of common bile duct

Neoplasm of major bile duct

Opisthorchiasis

Papillitis or fibrosis of ampulla of Vater

Papilloma

Periportal lymphadenopathy

Sclerosing cholangitis

 Uncommon

Aneurysm of hepatic artery

Biliary duct compression

Biliary duct diaphragm

Biliary duct web

Caroli disease

Choledochal cyst

Choledochocele

Diverticulum of duodenum

Extrahepatic biliary atresia

Hepatic fibrosis-renal cystic disease

Infectious cholangitis

Liver abscess

Mirizzi syndrome

Penetrating duodenal ulcer

Retroperitoneal fibrosis