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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2023

Computed tomography findings of hepatobiliary systems in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced liver injury.

Sota Masuoka, Takashi Hiyama, Hirofumi Kuno, Tomoaki Sasaki, Shioto Oda, Yusuke Miyasaka, Masayuki Yamaguchi, Tatsushi Kobayashi

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Sota MasuokaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan. m.sohta.1987@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4163-6542
Takashi HiyamaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3274-4341
Hirofumi KunoDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4337-2782
Tomoaki SasakiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6811-2381
Shioto OdaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6818-2574
Yusuke MiyasakaDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2493-0718
Masayuki YamaguchiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9474-1154
Tatsushi KobayashiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7310-2097
National Cancer Center Hospital East · JPJichi Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe incidence of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced liver injury has increased recently; however, its imaging characteristics remain unclear. This study aimed to characterize the computed tomography (CT) findings of ICI-induced liver injury.

methodsThis was a single-center retrospective study of patients with ICI-induced liver injury who underwent CT between January 2020 and December 2021. Two board-certified radiologists independently evaluated the CT findings of the patients before the start of ICI therapy (pre-CT) and at the onset of ICI-induced liver injury (post-CT) to determine the presence or absence of imaging findings suggestive of hepatitis and cholangitis. ICI-induced liver injury was classified into three categories based on the CT findings: hepatitis alone, cholangitis alone, and overlapped (cholangitis plus hepatitis).

resultsA total of 19 patients were included in this study. Bile duct dilatation, bile duct wall thickening, non-edematous gallbladder wall thickening, hepatomegaly, periportal edema, and gallbladder wall edema were observed in the post-CT images of 12 (63.2%), 9 (60%), 11 (57.9%), 8 (42.1%), 6 (31.6%), and 2 (10.5%) patients, respectively. Wall thickening in the perihilar, distal, intrapancreatic bile duct and the cystic duct were observed in 53.3%, 60%, 46.7%, and 26.7% of the study population, respectively. Regarding the classification of ICI-induced liver injury, cholangitis alone was most common (36.8%), followed by overlapped (26.3%) and hepatitis alone (26.3%).

conclusionsPatients with ICI-induced liver injury demonstrated a higher incidence of biliary abnormalities than hepatic abnormalities on CT images; nonetheless, future studies with larger sample sizes are needed to validate these findings.

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Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, ChronicCholangitisCholangitis, SclerosingHepatitisHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCholangitisComputed tomographyHepatitisImmune checkpoint inhibitorLiver injury

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