Incomplete large bowel obstruction caused by a duodenal stent.
Gastric outlet obstruction secondary to benign or malignant disease can be treated with self-expanding metallic stents. This obviates the need for surgical bypass procedures and returns most patients to a normal diet. Prosthesis displacement is described as a late complication. A case of stent migration to the rectum, presenting with the symptoms and signs of incomplete large bowel obstruction, is described.
Harding
C K
CK
Department of Surgery, Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent, England.
Parker
M C
MC
D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*