title: The common bile duct: size, course, relations.
abstract: The common bile duct may present a number of anatomical peculiarities regarding its size, course and relations, which should be taken into consideration by the anatomists and by the surgeons as well, during the surgery of the gallbladder, pancreas and duodenum. In the present study, we have analyzed the anatomical peculiarities of the common bile duct in 150 adult corpses of both sexes from the Anatomy Department and 22 human fetuses from the Pathology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. danadoc1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Blidaru
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blidaru
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pop
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crivii
authors.forename: Andreea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seceleanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D002102:Cadaver; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D004386:Duodenum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D009929:Organ Size