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    Surg Endosc. 2002 Nov;16(11):1636-7. Epub 2002 Jun 27.

    Intestinal perforation in a parastomal hernia by a migrated plastic biliary stent.

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    Division of Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Medicine, Worcester Medical Center/Fallon Clinic, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 20 Worcester Center, Boulevard, Worcester, MA 01608, USA.

    Abstract

    Organ perforation is a well-described complication of plastic biliary stent placement [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10][1-10]. Most commonly, a stent will cause duodenal perforation while still in the area of the biliary system. This often occurs in the setting of a periampullary diverticulum. Less frequently, a perforation occurs as a result of stent migration into the distal lumenal gastrointestinal tract. These cases have involved a migrated stent impacting at the level of the ileum or a sigmoid colon diverticulum. A plastic biliary stent causing perforation inside an incarcerated small bowel hernia sac has been reported [10]. We describe the first reported case of a plastic biliary stent causing perforation inside a parastomal hernia.

    PMID:
    12085152
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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