title: Endoscopic extraction of proximally migrated biliary stent by intrastent balloon inflation.
abstract: Endoscopically placed bile duct stents are commonly used to relieve obstruction in patients with benign or malignant biliary disease. These stents may become dislodged and migrate in about 5-10% of patients. Distally migrated stents can be managed expectantly, allowing the foreign body to pass through the rectum. However, proximal migration of biliary stents usually necessitates endoscopic stent removal. We present a case of a proximally migrated stent that was extracted successfully with intrastent balloon inflation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bulent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Odemis
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beyazit
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alpaslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertuğrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kayacetin
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000601:surgery*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*