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Gallbladder parts and bile ducts (Jan Modric, 2017) [5].
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![Figure 2. Gallbladder parts and bile ducts (Jan Modric, 2017) [5].](publication/357098541/figure/fig1/AS:1101800472084482@1639701111723/Gallbladder-parts-and-bile-ducts-Jan-Modric-2017-5_Q320.jpg)
Biliary tract infections include cholangitis and cholecystitis. They are associated with high morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with comorbid disease. The most common infecting organisms are Enterobacteriaceae ascending from the gastrointestinal tract, Gram-positive pathogens like Enterococci spp.; the infections are rarely caused by fung...
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... is normally located between both hepatic lobes. Figure 1 depicts the gall bladder location in the human body, and Figure 2 represents the gall bladder anatomy. The gallbladder empties into the cystic duct, a passive conduit with a mucosa comprising spiral valves and with a diameter of about 7 mm in humans (Valves of Heister). ...
