Cystic duct
Ductus cysticus
DigestiveOrgansAbdomen
- What it is
- Short, tortuous duct from the neck of the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct; its lining forms a spiral fold (valve of Heister).
- Function
- Lets bile flow into the gallbladder for storage and out again when it contracts.
- Size
- About 3-4 cm long and 2-3 mm wide.
- Clinical note
- A stone impacted here causes biliary colic or acute cholecystitis.