This is especially true in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Blocked bile duct due to cancer.
Some people with bile duct cancer develop fevers.
This condition also known as bile duct cancer is an uncommon form of cancer that occurs mostly in people older than age 50 though it can occur at any age.
Infection with a chinese liver fluke parasite.
These symptoms are often seen along with a fever.
Yellowing or darkening of the skin and whites of your eyes.
Cirrhosis may develop in bile duct cancer.
Bile ducts connect your liver to your gallbladder and to your small intestine.
This may be due to the tumor obstructing the bile duct and causing liver cell destruction and scarring.
Biliary stent or biliary catheter if cancer is blocking a bile duct it can lead to jaundice yellowing of the skin and eyes as well as other problems like infection and liver failure.
These are not common symptoms of bile duct cancer but they may occur in people who develop an infection cholangitis as a result of bile duct blockage.
Bile duct cancer is rare.
These and other signs and symptoms may be caused by bile duct cancer or by other conditions.
Signs of bile duct cancer include jaundice and pain in the abdomen.
This causes jaundice which can have the following effects.
A small tube or a catheter can be put into the duct to help keep it open.
Bile duct cancer also called cholangiocarcinoma is when unusual cells grow out of control inside your bile ducts.
Cysts in the bile ducts cysts block the flow of bile and can cause swollen bile ducts inflammation and infection.
A blocked bile duct advanced bile duct cancer cholangiocarcinoma can block the bile duct.
Obstruction of the bile duct can lead to infection of the bile drainage system or cholangitis.