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Bile Duct

Your liver makes a digestive juice called bile. Your gallbladder stores it between meals. When you eat, your gallbladder pushes the bile into tubes called bile ducts. They carry the bile to your small intestine. The bile helps break down fat. It also helps the liver get rid of toxins and wastes.

Different diseases can block the bile ducts and cause a problem with the flow of bile:

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  1. Overview of Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders (Merck & Co., Inc.)  
    Gallbladder Diseases/Start Here ... Gallbladder Diseases ... Merck & Co., Inc. ... Overview of Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders - Explore from the Merck Manuals - Medical ...
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/...-gallbladder-and-bile-duct-disorders - External Health Links
  2. Bile Duct Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... liver get rid of toxins and wastes. Different diseases can block the bile ducts and cause a problem with the flow of ... National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
    https://medlineplus.gov/bileductdiseases.html - Health Topics
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Bile Duct Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Bile Duct Diseases/Clinical Trials ... Bile Duct Diseases
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ct+Diseases"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Bile Duct Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... common. Risk factors include having inflammation of the bile duct, ulcerative colitis, and some liver diseases. Symptoms can include: Jaundice Itchy skin Fever Abdominal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bileductcancer.html - Health Topics
  5. Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... hw144350 Related Health Topics Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Bile Duct Diseases Bone Diseases Cirrhosis Hepatitis Jaundice Liver Diseases Related ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../gamma-glutamyl-transferase-ggt-test - Medical Tests
  6. Cholangiocarcinoma 
    ... for cholangiocarcinoma have been identified. These include a bile duct disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis, bile duct stones or cysts, and exposure to certain chemical ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cholangiocarcinoma - Genetics
  7. Gallbladder Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... blocks the flow of bile through the bile ducts. That is usually a gallstone. ... a gallbladder. Bile has other ways of reaching your small intestine.
    https://medlineplus.gov/gallbladderdiseases.html - Health Topics
  8. Bile Duct Diseases - Multiple Languages 
    ... Are Here: Home → Multiple Languages → All Health Topics → Bile Duct Diseases URL of this page: https://medlineplus.gov/languages/ ... V W XYZ List of All Topics All Bile Duct Diseases - Multiple Languages To use the sharing features on ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/languages/bileductdiseases.html - Multiple Languages
  9. Liver Function Tests: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... Use Disorder (AUD) Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) Treatment Bile Duct Diseases Cirrhosis Fatty Liver Disease Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/liver-function-tests - Medical Tests
  10. ALP isoenzyme test 
    ... diagnose or monitor: Bone disease Liver , gallbladder, or bile duct disease Pain in the abdomen Parathyroid gland disease Vitamin ... Fogel EL, Sherman S. Diseases of the gall bladder and bile ducts. ... 26th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2020:chap 146. Korenblat KM, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003497.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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