<P> If clogged by a gallstone, a condition called choledocholithiasis can result . In this clogged state, the duct is especially vulnerable to an infection called ascending cholangitis . Very rare deformities of the common bile duct are cystic dilations (4 cm), choledochoceles (cystic dilation of the ampula of Vater (3--8 cm)), and biliary atresia . </P> <P> Blockage of the common bile duct and related jaundice has been documented since at least since the time of Erasistratus . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Dilatation of CBD due to Ampullary tumor . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The gall - bladder and bile ducts laid open . </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Dilatation of CBD due to Ampullary tumor . </P> </Li>

Does the common bile duct go through the pancreas