Arteries of Extrahepatic Bile Ducts

Description

The extrahepatic bile ducts are supplied by several sources. The common bile duct and the hepatic ducts receive arterial blood from the right hepatic artery, which is reinforced by the cystic artery. The distal end of the bile duct supplied by the posterior superior pancreaticoduodenal, retroduodenal, and retroportal arteries.