title: Incomplete large bowel obstruction caused by a duodenal stent.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Darent Valley Hospital, Darenth Wood Road, Dartford, Kent, England.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: 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*