title: Combined laparoscopy and transabdominal endoscopy: Case report of dislodged oesophageal stent retrieval.
abstract: The patient is a 39-year-old male with a five-month history of progressive dysphagia and a 70 lb weight loss. On upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy he was found to have a near-obstructing mass in the lower oesophagus that was proven by biopsy to be oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Stricture caused by the adenocarcinoma mass was stented with a Cook Evolution 12.5 cm / 24 Fr stent, which dislodged subsequently. We report the first case of a dislodged Cook Evolution 12.5 cm / 24 Fr oesophageal stent that was retrieved using combined laparoscopic and transabdominal endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Hospital Affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Medical College, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Rajiv K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: Kigongo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ingram