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What is mild intra and extrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation?

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Dr. Jason Jaramillo
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Widened biliary duct: This term comes from the radiologist and GI doctors who look for a dilated biliary duct as evidence of obstruction or blockage of the biliary duct. The intra- and extra- descriptors just refer to where along the rout of the duct they notice the dilation.
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