title: Cecum perforation due to biliary stent migration.
abstract: The endoscopic placement of biliary stents for benign and malignant biliary disease has been performed for over a decade. Several complications of stent placement have been described such as pancreatitis, hemorrhage, cholangitis, and perforation. Migration of biliary stents is a rare event, which can cause severe complications such as gastrointestinal tract perforation. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman with a cecum perforation due to biliary stent migration. We present the second case of cecal perforation related to the migration of a biliary stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, PO Box 32900, Isparta, Turkey. Fax. +90 (246) 2234284. E-mail: ibarutt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Barut
authors.forename: Omer R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Tarhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002432:Cecum / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*