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Pembrolizumab-related cholangitis with multiple fatal liver abscesses after endoscopic biliary drainage: a case report and review of the literature

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A 60-year-old male with cStage IVB lung cancer was treated with pembrolizumab. However, after five courses of pembrolizumab, he developed pembrolizumab-related cholangitis. Imaging studies showed enlargement and diffuse wall thickening… Click to show full abstract

A 60-year-old male with cStage IVB lung cancer was treated with pembrolizumab. However, after five courses of pembrolizumab, he developed pembrolizumab-related cholangitis. Imaging studies showed enlargement and diffuse wall thickening of the gallbladder and mild dilation of the bile ducts without any obvious obstruction. As the patient experienced severe abdominal pain, we suspected bile stasis and performed biliary drainage. However, his condition did not improve, and he developed multiple liver abscesses and died during immunosuppressive therapy. Our case suggests that in ir-cholangitis, the indication and method of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography should be carefully judged.

Keywords: biliary drainage; cholangitis; liver abscesses; related cholangitis; pembrolizumab related

Journal Title: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology
Year Published: 2022

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