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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...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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S. Karger AG
2009
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| 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 |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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