Small bowel obstruction caused by a dislodged biliary stent.
Biliary stents are commonly used in the management of obstructive jaundice. Complications at the time of insertion are not uncommon, but late complications due to dislodged stents have not been previously reported.
Simpson
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University Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.
Cunningham
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Paterson-Brown
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D000368:Aged; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*