Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2007; 13(40): 5397-5399
Published online Oct 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i40.5397
Complications and treatment of migrated biliary endoprostheses: A review of the literature
Thomas Namdar, Andreas Martin Raffel, Stefan Andreas Topp, Lisa Namdar, Ingo Alldinger, Marcus Schmitt, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Claus Ferdinand Eisenberger
Thomas Namdar, Andreas Martin Raffel, Stefan Andreas Topp, Lisa Namdar, Ingo Alldinger, Wolfram Trudo Knoefel, Claus Ferdinand Eisenberger, Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
Marcus Schmitt, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf 40225, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Thomas Namdar, MD, Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University, Moorenstrasse 5, Düsseldorf 40225,Germany. namdar@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
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Received: March 9, 2007
Revised: July 23, 2007
Accepted: August 18, 2007
Published online: October 28, 2007
Abstract

Endoscopic biliary stent insertion is a well-established procedure. It is especially successful in treating postoperative biliary leaks, and may prevent surgical intervention. A routine change of endoprostheses after 3 mo is a common practice but this can be prolonged to 6 mo. We reported a colonic perforation due to biliary stent dislocation and migration to the rectosigmoid colon, and reviewed the literature.

Keywords: Biliary endoprostheses; Migrated biliary stent; Colonic perforation; Biliary stent complications