| cholecystostomy | Establishment of an opening into the gallbladder either for drainage or surgical communication with another part of the digestive tract, usually the duodenum or jejunum. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| cholecystotomy | Incision into the gallbladder. Synonym: cholecystomy. Origin: chole-+ G. Kystis, bladder, + tome, incision Laparoscopic cholecystotomy, minimally invasive surgical technique for removal of the gallbladder that uses a laparoscope for visualization of the gallbladder and placement of instruments into the abdominal cavity through trocars, therefore avoiding the traditional incision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledoch | Synonym: common bile duct. Origin: G. Choledochos, containing bile, fr. Chole, bile, + dechomai, to receive (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledoch duct | <anatomy> A duct that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). (27 Sep 1997) |
| choledochal | Relating to the common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochal cyst | <radiology> Segmental dilatation of common bile duct, F more than > M, 60% under 10 years of age, classic clinical triad in less than 40%, jaundice, RUQ mass, abdominal pain, choledochocele (type 3 cyst): bloops into duodenum, 8% associated with Caroli disease (12 Dec 1998) |
| choledochal sphincter | Smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct immediately proximal to the hepatopancreatic ampulla; it is this sphincter that controls the flow of bile in the duodenum. Synonym: musculus sphincter ductus choledochi, Boyden's sphincter, choledochal sphincter, sphincter muscle of common bile duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochectomy | Surgical removal of a portion of the common bile duct. Origin: choledoch-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochendysis | Synonym: choledochotomy. Origin: choledoch-+ G. Endysis, an entering in (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochiarctia | An obsolete term for stenosis of the gall duct. Origin: choledoch-+ L. Artus (improperly arctus), narrow (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochitis | Inflammation of the common bile duct. Origin: choledoch-+ G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledocho- | The ductus choledochus (the common bile duct). Origin: G. Choledochos, containing bile, fr. Chole, bile, + dechomai, to receive (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochocholedochostomy | Operative joining of divided portions of common bile duct. Origin: choledocho-+ choledocho-+ G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochoduodenal junction | That part of the duodenal wall traversed by the ductus choledochus, ductus pancreaticus, and ampulla. (05 Mar 2000) |
| choledochoduodenostomy | Formation of a communication, other than the natural one, between the common bile duct and the duodenum. Origin: choledocho-+ duodenum + G. Stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |