Fracture of Self-Expandable Metal Stent during Endoscopic Removal in Benign Biliary Stricture.

Author: Kyu Re JOO ¹ ; Chang Nyol PAIK ; Woo Chul CHUNG ; Kang Moon LEE ; Jin Mo YANG
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. cmcu@catholic.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Self-expandable metal stent; Fracture; Benign biliary stricture
MeSH: Bile Ducts; Constriction, Pathologic; Humans; Pancreatitis, Chronic; SNARE Proteins; Stents
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2013;46(1):95-97
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The endoscopic insertion of the self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) in benign biliary stricture has become an alternative to surgery. Fracture or migration of SEMS can occur rarely as complications. We report a case of fracture of SEMS during endoscopic retrieval in patients with chronic pancreatitis. In this case, broken stent was successfully removed with endoscopic ballooning of bile duct and with a snare device.