cystic duct
The cystic duct is about 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) long and connects the neck of the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct to form the bile duct. It usually is somewhat S-shaped and descends for a variable distance in the right free margin of the lesser omentum.
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