[Management of obstructed metallic biliary stent in pancreatic cancer: stent within a stent. Case report and review of the literature].
Pancreatic cancer producing obstructive jaundice can be handled temporarily or permanently if it is inoperable with stents placed endoscopically by means of an endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography, or ERCP. These can be made of teflon plastic of relatively short duration (average 2 months) or permanent metallic ones. The metallic stents are made of non-covered metallic mesh that can be obstructed by the growth of the neoplasia and invasion of the lumen. We present the case of a patient with a metallic stent suffering from cholangitis due to tumoral growth. A salvaging procedure was performed.
Yriberry Ureña
Simón
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Médico Gastroenterólogo, Unidad de Endoscopia, Clínica Ricardo Palma, Peru
Monge Zapata
Victor
V
D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents