Biliary system
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Alternative Names
Biliary tract; Bile tract
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The biliary system creates, moves, stores, and releases bile into the duodenum to the body digest foods.
The biliary system includes the gallbladder, bile ducts and certain cells inside the liver, and bile ducts outside the liver.
References
Afdhal NH. Diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts. In:Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 158.
Review Date:
11/5/2012
Reviewed By:
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.