title: Congenital absence of the anatomic common bile duct. Case report.
abstract: In congenital absence of the anatomic common bile duct, all bile from the liver drains into the gallbladder and thence to the duodenum via the cystic duct. A likely consequence of cholecystectomy then is discontinuity of hepatic drainage, since the gallbladder and cystic duct appear normal, and the anomaly is so rare that it is not considered.
authors: Department of Surgery A, Sha'are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Olsha
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Steiner
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Rivkin
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sheinfeld
mesh_terms: D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000002:abnormalities*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000601:surgery