1. Located or occurring outside the liver.
Usage: Medical/anatomical term

Examples

• The surgeon identified an extrahepatic bile duct obstruction during the imaging study.
• Extrahepatic cholestasis can result from gallstones blocking the common bile duct.
• The patient's extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis required specialized treatment.
• Extrahepatic causes of jaundice must be ruled out before assuming liver disease.
• The extrahepatic biliary system includes the gallbladder and pancreatic ducts.