A Case of a Removal of Pyloric Stent That Was Partially Embeded in the Mucosa after Temporary Stenting for the Benign Pyloric Stenosis and It Was Removed Using Argon Plasma Coagulation.
- Author:
Joo Yeon OH
1
;
Jong Jae PARK
;
Ja In PARK
;
Won Woo LEE
;
Seung Young ROH
;
Hyun Seok KANG
;
Jae Seon KIM
;
Young Tae BAK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. gi7pjj@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Benign pyloric stenosis;
Gastric outlet obstruction;
Temporary stenting;
Argon plasma coagulation;
Stent removal
- MeSH:
Argon;
Argon Plasma Coagulation;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Dilatation;
Gastric Outlet Obstruction;
Hemorrhage;
Hyperplasia;
Mucous Membrane;
Pyloric Stenosis;
Recurrence;
Stents
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2010;40(1):31-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Generally, self expandable metallic stents (SEMSs) are widely used for the treatment of malignant gastrointestinal stenosis due to their effectiveness and low complication rate. On the contraty, balloon dilatation or Bougie dilatation is commonly used for treating benign gastrointestinal stenosis as non-invasive methods. However, their such complications such as recurrence, hemorrhage and perforation are problematic when these dilation techniques are used. Temporary placement of a SEMS in a benign gastric outlet obstruction is expected to be a promising therapeutic modality despite of several major complications such as migration. Rarely, stent removal can, on rare occasions, be difficult or cause bleeding or perforation when the stent is embeded in the mucosa due to mucosal hyperplasia at the tips of the stent. We report here on a case of a stent, partially embeded in the mucosa after temporary stenting for treating a benign pyloric stenosis, which was successfully removed using argon plasma coagulation.
