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Your bile ducts have been examined.

Bile is produced in the liver. The bile is transported via bile ducts within the liver towards the gallbladder. The bile is collected in the gallbladder. When you eat something, bile is released into the intestine. This is what the common bile duct to the intestine is for.

The common bile duct opens up into the first section of the intestine. The fluid from the bile ducts flows through this opening into the intestine.

To do the examination, a tube is inserted through the mouth and pushed through the stomach to this opening in the intestine. A camera is attached to the end of the tube. This camera then sends images to a screen during the examination. It can then be seen whether the tissue is healthy or changed.

A special fluid was injected into your bile ducts through the opening in the intestine. This fluid spread through the ducts. X-rays were then taken of your upper abdomen. This enabled the shape and course of the bile ducts to be viewed on the X-ray images.