Sistema biliar
Nombres alternativos
Vías biliares; Tracto biliar
Información
El sistema biliar produce, transporta, almacena y segrega bilis en el duodeno para ayudar en la digestión.
Este sistema comprende la vesícula biliar, conductos o vías biliares y ciertas células dentro del hígado, al igual que vías biliares por fuera de éste.
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Revision
Last reviewed 11/14/2010 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 David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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