An unusual complication of a biliary stent-small bowel perforation of an incarcerated hernia sac.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present a case of small bowel perforation after migration of an endoscopically inserted biliary stent inside an incarcerated hernia sac. A review of the literature revealed no other report of stent morbidity associated with hernias. The management and implications are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Bile Ducts
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Hernia
- Intestinal Perforation
- Intestine, Small
- Stents