Ultrasound Еxamination of the Еxtrahepatic Bile Ducts in Children (Literature Review with our own Clinical Observations)

To study the normal sonographic anatomy of extrahepatic bile ducts, a polypositional ultrasound examination of 120 children aged 0 to 17 years was conducted. The technique of hepatoduodenal ligament ultrasound examination is described. The main sonographic visual indicators for studying the anatomical and topographic structure of extrahepatic bile ducts in children are denoted. The normative parameters of the common bile and common hepatic ducts in children of different age groups are presented.