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Biliary Tube Care Instructions WHAT IS A BILIARY DRAINAGE
CATHETER? A biliary catheter is a small flexible, rubber tube
placed into the common bile duct, the passageway for the bile to
flow from the gallbladder and liver to the duodenum (small
intestine, also referred to as the bowel). The catheter can
drain the bile either internally (inside your intestines) or
externally (into a bag outside your body). Bile is a thick
fluid, usually golden yellow in color. WHY DO I NEED A BILIARY
DRAINAGE CATHETER? 1. You may have a blockage of the bile ducts,
causing the bile to back up into your liver. 2. There may be a
hole in the bile duct causing bile to l