bile ducts
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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
Diagnosed with biliary atresia, a bile ducts blockage, at eight weeks old, she now has end-stage liver failure.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 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
The lobules are held together by a small amount of fibrous tissue, in which the bile ducts and larger blood vessels are lodged.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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