bile ducts
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The bile ducts are small tubes that connect different organs, including the liver and gall bladder, and are part of the digestive system.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Some cases involved vanishing bile duct syndrome, a liver condition characterized by the progressive destruction of bile ducts in the liver, the agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
“His cancer was just continuing to grow, and his bile ducts were getting compromised because the cancer was pushing on them even more. He was really getting so very sick. It was horrible.”
From Salon • May 3, 2024
Animals infected with many liver flukes can suffer liver damage as the parasite moves around the host's liver and bile ducts.
From Science Daily • Sep. 17, 2023
They then pass from the intestine into the bile ducts.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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