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[A case of intestinal obstruction after migration of esophageal endoprosthesis]
S Berti1, D Gianquinto, G M Celoria
1II Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi, Genova.
Minerva Chirurgica
|September 10, 1999
Abstract:
Endoscopic dilatation and stenting are the procedures of choice in the treatment of oesophago-gastric anastomotic stricture following oesophagectomy, leading to immediate relief of dysphagia with a low procedure-related risk. Prosthesis displacement is a described late complication, easy detected and sorted out whenever possible with endoscopic retrieval. A case in which stent migration ended at the terminal part of the small intestine, presenting with the clinical features of mechanical ileum, is described.