Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent

oleh: V.M. Reddy, C.D. Sutton, A.S. Miller

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Karger Publishers 2009-04-01

Deskripsi

Covered self-expanding metallic stents are commonly employed to relieve malignant oesophageal obstruction. We report a case of a patient with oesophageal cancer treated by stent insertion and curative chemoradiotherapy with subsequent stent migration to the stomach. The stent fractured with the distal fragment migrating as far as the terminal ileum where it caused perforation of the bowel.