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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2009; 15(21): 2672-2674
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2672
Published online Jun 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2672
An unusual cause of ileal perforation: Report of a case and literature review
Sami Akbulut, Bahri Cakabay, Mahsuni Mert Sevinc, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey
Cihan Akgul Ozmen, Department of Radiology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey
Arsenal Sezgin, Department of Pathology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey
Author contributions: Akbulut S, Sevinc MM and Cakabay B contributed to writing the article and reviewing the literature in a comprehensive literature search; Akbulut S and Sezgin A designed and prepared the manuscript; Ozmen CA provided the radiological information.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir 21400, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: March 1, 2009
Revised: April 27, 2009
Accepted: May 4, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
Revised: April 27, 2009
Accepted: May 4, 2009
Published online: June 7, 2009
Abstract
An ileal perforation resulting from a migrated biliary stent is a rare complication of endoscopic stent placement for benign or malignant biliary tract disease. We describe the case of a 59-year-old woman with a history of abdominal surgery in which a migrated biliary stent resulted in an ileal perforation. Patients with comorbid abdominal pathologies, including colonic diverticuli, parastomal hernia, or abdominal hernia, may be at increased risk of perforation from migrated stents.
Keywords: Adhesion, Biliary stent, Ileal perforation, Migration, Choledocholithiasis