Complications associated with the use of the Celestin tube for benign oesophageal obstruction.
Two cases are described in which disruption of a Celestin tube took place after being lodged in a benign oesophageal stricture for 14 months. One patient presented with apparent acute pancreatitis and the other with a minor gastrointestinal bleed.
D000368:Aged; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors