Right Hepatic Duct
Right hepatic duct is a part of biliary tree. It is tube like structure 3-4mm in diameter which drains bile from right lobe of liver. It combines with left hepatic duct draining bile from left portion of liver to form common hepatic duct. The common hepatic duct joins the cystic duct coming from gallbladder to form common bile duct which opens into duodenum through an ampulla called “ampula of vater”
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Right Hepatic Duct
FUNCTION
The purpose of right hepatic duct is to transport bile from right quadrant of liver to small intestine to aid in digestion process. Bile contains bile salts and cholesterol which helps in the digestion of fats. The bile collected by both hepatic ducts i.e. right and left hepatic duct, which then drains into the common hepatic duct. Common hepatic duct then combines with the cystic duct to form the common bile duct. Common bile duct combines with pancreatic duct and in this way both hepatic secretions and pancreatic secretions find their way to the small intestine.
CLINICAL CONDITIONS
Persistent inflammation, gall stones or tumor can cause the constriction or obstruction of right hepatic which blocks the flow of bile from liver into intestine, leading to accumulation of bilirubin (breakdown product of hemoglobin present within bile) in blood. This culminates in condition called jaundice in which there is yellowish pigmentation of skin, eyes and mucous membranes.
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