Necrotizing fasciitis: fatal complication of migrated biliary stent.
The major drawbacks of biliary stents are occlusion and migration. Most distally migrated stents pass spontaneously. In the presented case, however, the migrated stent perforated the sigmoid colon and led to necrotizing fasciitis.
Marsman
J W
JW
Department of Radiology, Gooi-Noord Hospital, Blaricum, Netherlands.
Hoedemaker
H P
HP
D000368:Aged; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents