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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
Wife Lois Evans passed away from biliary cancer Tony Evans' first wife, Lois Evans, died on Dec. 30, 2019, at the age of 70 after battling bile duct cancer, according to the Baptist Press.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 June 2024
Daniels said Gelder died on Monday after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Even more worrisome: particularly in bile duct and stomach cancer, the rate increases with each younger generation.
—Nicholas Devito, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
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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 3 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
bile duct
noun
: a duct by which bile passes from the liver or gallbladder to the duodenum
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