Gall-stones and diseases of the bile-ducts . Fig. 1.—Transverse section of a portal canal. (After Schafer.) into the second part of the duodenum. The largeducts and the gall-bladder constitute the excretoryapparatus of the liver and are of such importancethat each will require detailed description. The excretory apparatus of the liver.—This consistsof the hepatic duct, the cystic duct, the gall-bladder,and the common bile-duct (Fig. 2). The hepatic duct, formed by the union of the 4 DISEASES OF THE BILE-DUCTS right and left hepatic duct, has an average diameterof 4 mm., and in length varies fr
Gall-stones and diseases of the bile-ducts . Fig. 1.—Transverse section of a portal canal. (After Schafer.) into the second part of the duodenum. The largeducts and the gall-bladder constitute the excretoryapparatus of the liver and are of such importancethat each will require detailed description. The excretory apparatus of the liver.—This consistsof the hepatic duct, the cystic duct, the gall-bladder,and the common bile-duct (Fig. 2). The hepatic duct, formed by the union of the 4 DISEASES OF THE BILE-DUCTS right and left hepatic duct, has an average diameterof 4 mm., and in length varies from 3 to 5 cm. It. L. hepatic ductR. hepatic duct Hepatic ductCystic duct S upraduodenalportion ofcommon duct Pancreaticportion Duodenalportion Ampulla Duodenum Fig. 2.—A diagram representing the relationship of the ductswhich constitute the excretory apparatus of the liver. lies in front of the portal vein between the folds ofthe gastro-hepatic omentum. The gall-Madder.—The gall-bladder is a pyriformsac lodged in a fossa on the under surface of the THE BILE-DUCTS
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