title: Biliary stent migration as a cause of cardiac tamponade.
abstract: Biliary stent implantation is an established treatment of biliary strictures. Stent migration has been previously reported to cause bronchopleuralbiliary fistula. We report a case of pericardialbiliary fistula causing cardiac tamponade as a result of biliary stent migration which has been successfully treated with pericardiocentesis and biliary stent retrieval via endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
authors.affiliation: The Heart Hospital, University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woldman
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Meier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D020519:Pericardiocentesis; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome