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ArticleBMC cancer2025

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

Dongxue Geng, Nan Lv, Yi Miao

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Article in BMC cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dongxue Geng *Department of Pancreas Center, The Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210009, China. 2930037381@qq.com.
Nan Lv *Department of Pancreas Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210029, China.
Yi MiaoDepartment of Pancreas Center, The Affiliated BenQ Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210009, China. miaoyi@njmu.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

Liver Abscess, PyogenicPancreatic NeoplasmsStentsAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrainageFemaleHumansKlebsiella pneumoniaeMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBiliary stentPancreatic cancerPyogenic liver abscess

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PMID40437412
PMCPMC12121108

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