Ma'anar ƙamus na cholangitis shine kumburin bile ducts, wanda shine bututu masu ɗaukar bile daga hanta zuwa ƙananan hanji. Ana iya haifar da cholangitis ta cututtukan ƙwayoyin cuta ko wasu yanayi waɗanda ke toshe bile ducts. Alamomin cholangitis na iya haɗawa da zazzabi, ciwon ciki, jaundice (rawaya na fata da idanu), da tashin zuciya da amai.
