Bile drainage through lymphatic collaterals.
Bile drainage through normal lymphatic pathways has been described, but bile drainage from the liver to the duodenum via lymphatic collaterals has not. We have described a patient with a common bile duct stricture and lymphatic drainage of bile into the duodenum.
D000328:Adult; D001646:Bile / Q000502:physiology*; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D004386:Duodenum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000503:physiopathology*