title: Retrieval of migrated colonic stents from the rectum.
abstract: Palliative stenting of malignant colonic obstruction may be complicated by stent migration. Stents that migrate into the rectum cannot be passed with bowel movements and frequently cause obstruction. We present two simple means to retrieve stents from the rectum using fluoroscopic guidance. These techniques were used successfully without complication in four stent migrations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Wholey
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ferral
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lopera
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Castañeda-Zúñiga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maynar
mesh_terms: D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography; D012007:Rectum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015607:Stents; D013525:Surgical Instruments