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Liver disease often damages the bile ducts, which causes a compound called bile salt to build up in the blood.
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Two others had a rare bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Also called cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which cancer cells form in the ducts, or tubes, connecting the liver, gallbladder and small intestine according to the National Cancer Institute.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
However, 5-10% of people develop complications from the procedure, such as infection of the gallbladder or bile ducts, excessive bleeding, perforation (injury) to the bile ducts, pancreas, duodenum, and pancreatitis.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
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Brittany Risher, SELF, 6 Dec. 2024
Two others had a rare bile duct cancer called cholangiocarcinoma.
—Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024
Also called cholangiocarcinoma, bile duct cancer is a rare disease in which cancer cells form in the ducts, or tubes, connecting the liver, gallbladder and small intestine according to the National Cancer Institute.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
However, 5-10% of people develop complications from the procedure, such as infection of the gallbladder or bile ducts, excessive bleeding, perforation (injury) to the bile ducts, pancreas, duodenum, and pancreatitis.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Bile duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bile%20duct. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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