Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy  2007;34(6):343-345

Sigmoidoscopic Removal of Migrated Plastic Biliary Stents.

Chang Nyol PAIK 1 ; Jong Young CHOI ; Jae Myung PARK ; Yu Kyung CHO ; In Seok LEE ; Sang Woo KIM ; Myung Gyu CHOI ; In Sik CHUNG

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Keywords

Migrated biliary stent; Endoscopic removal

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage is a well-established, minimally invasive procedure for treating biliary obstructions caused by malignant or benign diseases. Although there is a low rate of complications with biliary stenting, late complications of stent migration can occur, occasionally resulting in bowel inflammation, obstruction or perforation. We report a case of a migrated biliary stent that induced an obstruction of the colon following ERBD in the stricture of hepatic ducts after a liver transplant, and was removed endoscopically