ERCP and CT findings of ectopic drainage of the common bile duct into the duodenal bulb.

• DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.2.9242767
• Publication Date: 2013-02-28T15:33:30Z
• Authors: H J Lee; H K Ha; M H Kim; Y K Jeong; P N Kim; M G Lee; J S Kim; D J Suh; S G Lee; Y I Min; Y H Auh
• Keywords: Adult; Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; Common Bile Duct; Male; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Aged

The purpose of this study was to evaluate ERCP and CT findings of ectopic drainage of the common bile duct into the duodenal bulb.Although rare, the diagnosis of ectopic drainage of the common bile duct into the duodenal bulb is important to prevent inadvertent damage during biliary tract or gastric surgery and to clarify the cause of chronic peptic ulcers.