[Considerations on a case of the dislocation of Celestin's endoscopic esophageal prosthesis into the ileum]

Palliative endoscopic oesophageal intubation for obstructive tumor is an on-going procedure. Among the commonest complications is dislocation (proximal or distal) of the prosthesis; however it is a rare event to found the prosthesis distal to the stomach. We report a case of an 83 years old man whose prosthesis, endoscopically placed in the distal third of the oesophagus, was dislocated in the distal ileum causing abdominal pain and mechanical obstruction, thus requiring a surgical removal. The authors discuss the possible causes of this complication and its treatment together with a review of the literature.