Cholangitis involves two main factors: an increased bacterial presence and elevated intraductal pressure in the bile duct, both of which allow for translocation of bacteria or endotoxins in the vascular system. Bacterial contamination alone does not usually result in cholangitis. Increased pressure in the biliary system, from obstruction in the bile duct, widens the spaces between the cells lining the duct, which brings bacterially contaminated bile into the bloodstream.
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