Small bowel perforation from a migrated biliary stent.

Autor: Mistry BM; Department of Surgery, St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, 3635 Vista Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA., Memon MA, Silverman R, Burton FR, Varma CR, Solomon H, Garvin PJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Surgical endoscopy [Surg Endosc] 2001 Sep; Vol. 15 (9), pp. 1043. Date of Electronic Publication: 2001 Jun 12.
DOI: 10.1007/s004640041008
Abstrakt: Stenting of the biliary tract is performed for a variety of benign and malignant disorders. Although uncommon, proximal and distal migration of these stents is known to occur. We report a case of jejunal perforation from a distally migrated biliary stent.
Databáze: MEDLINE