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Dilated bile ducts

The common bile duct, sometimes abbreviated CBD, is a duct in the gastrointestinal tract of organisms that have a gallbladder. It is formed by the union of the common hepatic duct and the cystic duct (from the gallbladder). [Source: Wikipedia ]

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