biliary system Flashcards
biliary system anatomy
a. left hepatic duct
b. common hepatic duct
c. common bile duct
d. pancreatic duct
e. hepatopancreatic ampulla
f. ampulla of vater
g. descending duodenum
h. fundus
i. gallbladder body
j. neck
k. cystic duct
l. right hepatic duct
A _______ procedure is perfomed via a T-shaped tube left in the common hepatic and common bile ducts for post op drainage.
T-tube cholangiogram
Describe percutaneus transhepatic cholangiography
PTC- needle is inserted through skin to liver, then contrast is released to the bile ducts to visualize bile tracts through xrays. This is done to see blockages, leaks and/or strictures
What is the name of the liquid substance that aids in digestion, is manufactured in the liver and is stored in the gallbladder?
bile
Cholelithiasis
Condition of having gall stones
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Biliary stenosis
narrowing of the biliary ducts
Cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder
Neoplasm
Benign or malignant tumors
Choledocholithiasis
Enlargement or narrowing of the biliary ducts becase of the presence of stones
Which abdominal quadrant contains the gallbladder?
right upper quadrant (abdomen)
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)
What is the modality of choice to assess the gallbladder?
ultrasound
