Bile Duct Dilatation
Symptoms of bile duct obstruction include: Feeling of intense itching. The color of the skin turns yellow and this condition is called jaundice and it is the result of the re-exposure of bilirubin in the blood. Abdominal pain, especially in the upper right area. Night sweats and fever.
Posted On : March 10, 2011. Common Bile duct is part of the “plumbing” that drains the secretion of the liver (bile) into small bowel (duodenum). The size of the common bile duct, if dilated, may suggest a blockage downstream. This is a specific finding that is looked for when a patient gets an ultrasound for a suspected liver or Gallbladder disease.
The possible causes of a blocked bile duct include:
Biliary dilatation (also called dilation) is a procedure to stretch bile ducts that are too narrow. Bile, a substance that helps in the digestion of fats, is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder. After meals it is excreted into the intestines via the bile ducts (also called biliary ducts).
Choledocholithiasis. Choledocholithiasis is the most common cause of bile duct dilatation in patients with gallstones. Approximately 85% of obstructing bile duct stones are found in the distal duct near the head of the pancreas. This region of the duct is often difficult to visualize with ultrasound.
ICD-10-PCS Code 0F7D4DZ - Dilation of Pancreatic Duct with Intraluminal Device, Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach - Codify by AAPC.
A tube that carries bile from the liver and the gallbladder through the pancreas and into the duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). It is formed where the ducts from the liver and gallbladder are joined. It is part of the biliary duct system.
A tube that carries bile from the gall bladder. It joins the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct. It is part of the biliary duct system.
Although there is no official guideline, a bile duct diameter of less than 6 mm is generally considered to be a normal size in adults younger than 65 years of age, and more than 7 mm is considered abnormal [18].
Indexing ERCP directs the coder to 51.10, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Pancreatic duct dilation is defined as a main pancreatic duct measuring at least 7 mm in diameter. Pancreatic duct dilation can be secondary to a single stone or stricture; however, it is often caused by multiple strictures and stones in the pancreatic duct.
K86. 89 - Other Specified Diseases of Pancreas [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM.
The common hepatic duct joins with the cystic duct join to form the common bile duct. The common bile duct is a thin tube that carries bile from the liver. It measures about 4 to 5 inches (10 to 12.5 cm) long. Several different ducts join to form the common bile duct, and one of those is the common hepatic duct.
The last part of a duct (tube) called the extrahepatic bile duct. It is outside the liver and carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. The distal bile duct starts where the ducts from the liver and gallbladder join to form the common bile duct.