Broken stent in oesophageal malignancy: a rare complication.
Metallic expandable stents are used increasingly for palliative treatment of inoperable malignant tumours of oesophagus to improve dysphagia. We report a rare case of oesophageal stent fracture that was broken and left in situ within the stomach uneventfully until the end of the patient's life after the application of another stent.
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Department of Gastroenterology, Social Security Hospital, Adana, Turkey. ubdogan@ttnet.net.tr
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D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*