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pericholangitis

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pericholangitis /peri·cho·lan·gi·tis/ (-ko″lan-ji´tis) inflammation of the tissues around the bile ducts.
per·i·cho·lan·gi·tis (pr-kln-jts)
n.
Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bile ducts.

pericholangitis
[per′əkō′lanjī′tis]
Etymology: Gk, peri + chole, bile, angeion, vessel, itis, inflammation
an inflammatory condition of the tissues surrounding the bile ducts in the liver. Pericholangitis is a complication of ulcerative colitis and portal hypertension. Treatment of the ulcerative colitis has little effect on the liver disease. See also ulcerative colitis.

pericholangitis
inflammation of tissues surrounding the bile ducts; periangiocholitis.


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