Ways to Save. Having this surgery performed at a hospital with an overnight stay will usually be the most expensive option. Discuss with your physician if this surgery can be performed as an outpatient procedure (no overnight stay).
Cancer is the transformation of normal cells. The transformed cells grow and multiply abnormally. Left untreated, these cancers grow and eventually spread through the colon wall to involve the adjacent lymph nodes and organs. Ultimately, they spread to distant organs such as the liver, lungs, brain, and bones.
Most of these are adenocarcinomas, which are cancers that start in glandular cells. Bile duct adenocarcinomas develop from the mucous gland cells that line the inside of the duct. Bile duct cancer can affect your body in many ways. As part of the digestive system, bile ducts help digest food properly. If cancer spreads to the liver, the chemical balance of the body will be disturbed. Researchers do not know the exact cause of most bile duct cancers.