Right hepatic duct
Ductus hepaticus dexter
DigestiveOrgansAbdomenRight side
- What it is
- Collects bile from the functional right half of the liver (segments V-VIII) and joins the left hepatic duct at the porta hepatis.
- Function
- Drains bile out of the right liver.
- Size
- About 1 cm long outside the liver, 3-4 mm wide.
- Clinical note
- Variations in how the right-sided ducts join are common, a known hazard during gallbladder surgery.