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Small bowel perforation from a migrated biliary stent: A case report and review of literature
- Source :
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 2021.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Bowel perforation from biliary stent migration is a serious potential complication of biliary stents, but fortunately has an incidence of less than 1%. CASE SUMMARY We report a case of a 54-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of Human Immunodeficiency virus with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, alcoholic liver cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis and extensive past surgical history who presented with acute abdominal pain and local peritonitis. On further evaluation she was diagnosed with small bowel perforation secondary to migrated biliary stents and underwent exploratory laparotomy with therapeutic intervention. CONCLUSION This case presentation reports on the unusual finding of two migrated biliary stents, with one causing perforation. In addition, we review the relevant literature on migrated stents.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Biliary stent migration
equipment and supplies
Biliary stent
digestive system diseases
Surgery
surgical procedures, operative
Case report
medicine
cardiovascular diseases
business
Small bowel perforation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19485190
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8f9950526fc5cfa7c02d6d2cc7b98a39