Cargando…

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

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 dist...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Reddy, V.M., Sutton, C.D., Miller, A.S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2009
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000210542