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Gallbladder attacks can become more frequent over time, and delaying treatment increases the risk of complications like cholecystitis or bile duct infections.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
More recently, her career took a different kind of turn: She was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer in the bile duct, in 2016.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
Our study also identified other risks, including low blood pressure, sleep problems, headaches, formation of kidney stones, and gall bladder disease and diseases associated with the bile ducts.
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Ziyad Al-Aly, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2025
Other organs are also removed, such as part of the small intestine, the gallbladder, part of the bile duct, and lymph nodes.
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Qin Rao, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1774, in the meaning defined above
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“Bile duct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bile%20duct. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
bile duct
noun
: a duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum
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