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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Main Authors:	V.M. Reddy, C.D. Sutton, A.S. Miller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Karger Publishers 2009-04-01
Series:	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:	Migration Oesophageal stent Complications Fracture Perforation
Online Access:	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/210542

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spelling	doaj-6716a81fa20e4bbaa4d586c3f8da73c62020-11-24T23:12:13ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Gastroenterology1662-06312009-04-0131616610.1159/000210542210542Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal StentV.M. ReddyC.D. SuttonA.S. MillerCovered 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.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/210542MigrationOesophageal stentComplicationsFracturePerforation
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spellingShingle	V.M. Reddy C.D. Sutton A.S. Miller Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent Case Reports in Gastroenterology Migration Oesophageal stent Complications Fracture Perforation
author_facet	V.M. Reddy C.D. Sutton A.S. Miller
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title	Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent
title_short	Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent
title_full	Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent
title_fullStr	Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent
title_full_unstemmed	Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent
title_sort	terminal ileum perforation as a consequence of a migrated and fractured oesophageal stent
publisher	Karger Publishers
series	Case Reports in Gastroenterology
issn	1662-0631
publishDate	2009-04-01
description	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.
topic	Migration Oesophageal stent Complications Fracture Perforation
url	http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/210542
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Terminal Ileum Perforation as a Consequence of a Migrated and Fractured Oesophageal Stent

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