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Operations on gallbladder and bile ducts: Operations on sphincter of Oddi and major duodenal papilla: Dilatation: Open surgical

You have had an operation on the opening of your common bile duct. It involved widening the opening of your common bile duct.

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. At the opening there is a sphincter.

The operation involved opening your abdominal cavity via an incision in your skin.

During the treatment the opening of your common bile duct was widened. Special instruments can be used to do this. These instruments can be inserted into the common bile duct.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).