S4587 From Fever to Hepatectomy: Diagnosing and Managing Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis
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Abstract
Introduction: Cholecystectomy, a common surgical procedure, is generally safe with a low complication rate. However, a small subset of patients may develop complex postoperative issues, including sclerosing cholangitis. This chronic disease, marked by inflammation and narrowing of the bile ducts, can be caused by surgical trauma. Although rare, post-cholecystectomy sclerosing cholangitis can lead to severe biliary and liver problems, including recurrent cholangitis and liver abscesses, posing significant management challenges. Case Description/Methods: This report details a challenging case of fever of unknown origin following a cholecystectomy in a middle-aged male with a history of choledocholithiasis. In addition to his persistent fever, he experienced a constellation of nonspecific symptoms including anorexia, abdominal pain, chronic nausea, dyspepsia, and significant weight loss post-cholecystectomy. Initial investigations included blood cultures, serologic tests for infectious and rheumatologic markers, pan-endoscopy and imaging studies; however these investigations were inconclusive. Gastroscopy and CT scans revealed nonspecific findings, such as mild erosive gastritis and ill-defined low-density areas in liver segments. MRI/MRCP played a crucial role in elucidating the diagnosis, revealing intrahepatic duct dilatation and T2 signal debris suggestive of biliary obstruction and possible infection (Figure 1). Percutaneous drainage yielded pus cultured as methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and antibiotics were initiated. However, due to persistent fever and complex intrahepatic duct alterations, the definitive treatment was a subsequent segmental hepatectomy. The histopathological findings suggested secondary sclerosing cholangitis with a resulting liver abscess that was not easy to visualize on initial imaging. Discussion: This case underscores the importance of considering post-cholecystectomy secondary sclerosing cholangitis in the differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin, particularly when accompanied by hepatobiliary abnormalities. It also emphasizes the need for a thorough diagnostic workup, the challenges in differential diagnosis, and the importance of a tailored management plan to ensure timely and appropriate interventions.Figure 1.: A) MRCP, B) MRI Intrahepatic duct dilatation in the right hepatic lobe. No obstructing mass is identified. Debris noted within the ducts and heterogeneous enhancement of the surrounding liver parenchyma.
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Full frame machine prediction
Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.
Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.003 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.002 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.002 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Research integrity | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.006 | 0.002 |
Machine scores (provisional)
The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.
Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
score_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from itClassification
machine, unvalidatedMachine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.
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