MeSH definition : Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic
ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct.;
MeSH synonym : intrahepatic bile duct; bile duct, intrahepatic; duct, intrahepatic bile; ducts, intrahepatic bile; intrahepatic bile ducts;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with BILE DUCTS, EXTRAHEPATIC; do not confuse with HEPATIC DUCT, COMMON,
the external junction of right & left hepatic ducts; diseases: coord IM with BILE
DUCT DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS (IM); inflammation: coord
IM with CHOLANGITIS (IM); BILE DUCT OBSTRUCTION, INTRAHEPATIC see CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC
is also available;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrahepatic bile duct;
Passages within the liver for the conveyance of bile. Includes right and left hepatic
ducts even though these may join outside the liver to form the common hepatic duct.