
Ascending cholangitis or acute cholangitis (or sometimes cholangitis without a modifier - from Greek chol-, bile + ang-, vessel + itis-, inflammation) is an infection of the bile duct (cholangitis), usually caused by bacteria ascending from its junction with the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). It tends to occur if the bile duct is al...
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Synonym for cholangitis lenta ... Low-grade bacterial infection of the biliary tract; sometimes a cause of fever of unknown origin. ... Synonym: ascending cholangitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Synonyms: cholangitis lenta
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