title: Migrated biliary stent presenting as a sigmoid diverticulitis-case report.
abstract: This is a case report of a patient with biliary stent migration resulting in sigmoid diverticulum perforation. We report the case of a patient who presented with symptoms of diverticulitis 18 months following biliary stent insertion for bile leak following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This rare complication of biliary stent placement should be included in differential diagnosis of any patient that presents with lower quadrant abdominal pain after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stent placement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Preston, PR2 9HT UK.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kittappa
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK DL3 6HX.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruthachalam
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK DL3 6HX.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brookstein
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK DL3 6HX.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Debrah
keywords: Biliary stent migration; Hartmann’s procedure; Sigmoid perforation