Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series

Abstract Biliary stent placement is widely used in clinical, especially in patients with pancreatic cancer complicated with obstructive jaundice. Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a severe complication following biliary stent placement which predominantly occurs in the right lobe of the liver, with an...

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Main Authors: Dongxue Geng, Nan Lv, Yi Miao
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14377-5
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Nan Lv
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description Abstract Biliary stent placement is widely used in clinical, especially in patients with pancreatic cancer complicated with obstructive jaundice. Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a severe complication following biliary stent placement which predominantly occurs in the right lobe of the liver, with an incidence rate ranging from 4.3% to 13.5% and a mortality rate up to 30%. It is related to the following mechanisms: retrograde bacterial infection; bile stasis and increased bile duct pH; stent-related bile duct injury; biofilm formation; immune system suppression. The main causative pathogens are gram-negative bacilli, particularly Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The combination of antibiotic therapy and percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage is the main treatment option.
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spelling doaj-art-443771cddaac4cbbb8fef27e6db97ff42025-08-20T02:00:14ZengBMCBMC Cancer1471-24072025-05-012511610.1186/s12885-025-14377-5Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case seriesDongxue Geng0Nan Lv1Yi Miao2Department of Pancreas Center, The Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Pancreas Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityDepartment of Pancreas Center, The Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityAbstract Biliary stent placement is widely used in clinical, especially in patients with pancreatic cancer complicated with obstructive jaundice. Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a severe complication following biliary stent placement which predominantly occurs in the right lobe of the liver, with an incidence rate ranging from 4.3% to 13.5% and a mortality rate up to 30%. It is related to the following mechanisms: retrograde bacterial infection; bile stasis and increased bile duct pH; stent-related bile duct injury; biofilm formation; immune system suppression. The main causative pathogens are gram-negative bacilli, particularly Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. The combination of antibiotic therapy and percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage is the main treatment option.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14377-5Pyogenic liver abscessBiliary stentPancreatic cancer
spellingShingle Dongxue Geng
Nan Lv
Yi Miao
Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
BMC Cancer
Pyogenic liver abscess
Biliary stent
Pancreatic cancer
title Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
title_full Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
title_fullStr Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
title_full_unstemmed Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
title_short Pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients: a retrospective case series
title_sort pyogenic liver abscess following biliary stent placement in pancreatic cancer patients a retrospective case series
topic Pyogenic liver abscess
Biliary stent
Pancreatic cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-025-14377-5
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