title: Migrated biliary plastic stent causing double sigmoid colon perforation.
abstract: A female patient was admitted to our hospital with sigmoid colon perforation caused by migrated biliary plastic stent, which was placed 2 months ago for the treatment of choledocholithiasis. The patient underwent sigmoid colon resection with primary anastomosis and was discharged on seventh postoperative day in good general condition.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece drchriskons@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Konstantinidis
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varsos
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kympouris
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Hippocratio General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyridon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Volteas