Gamuts

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

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