Open AccessAn unusual cause of ileal perforation: Report of a case and literature review
Author(s) -
Sami Akbulut,
Bahri Çakabay,
Cihan Akgül Özmen,
Arsenal Sezgın,
Mehmet Sedat SEVİNÇ
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.2672
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , surgery , complication , stent , biliary tract , biliary stent , general surgery , radiology , materials science , punching , metallurgy
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.