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Ascending cholangitis
Ascending , also known as acute cholangitis or simply cholangitis, is of the bile duct, usually caused by ascending from its junction with the . It tends to occur if the bile duct is already partially obstructed by .
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·, fever and pain
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