Case series of cancer patients who developed cholecystitis related to immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment.

Hamzah Abu-SbeihCynthia Nguyen TranPhillip S GeManoop S BhutaniMazen AlasadiAung NaingAmir A JazaeriYinghong Wang

Published in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2019)

ICI treatment can result in a clinical condition similar to typical acute cholecystitis in a minority of patients. ICI-related cholecystitis should be managed in a similar fashion to typical cholecystitis. The efficacy of steroids for the treatment of ICI-related cholecystitis is unclear.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
smoking cessation
mechanical ventilation