Relating to or involving the choledoch (common bile duct).
From choledoch plus the adjectival suffix '-al'. This descriptive term allows doctors to refer to conditions affecting the bile duct.
Choledochal cysts are rare birth defects where the bile duct bulges outward like a balloon—doctors spotted these by accident when they started imaging the bile duct more carefully.
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