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Perforation of the esophagus secondary to insertion of covered wallstent endoprostheses
M Farrugia1, R A Morgan, J A Latham
1Department of Radiology, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom.
Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
|November 14, 1997
Abstract:
Perforation of the esophagus is a very rare complication of metallic esophageal stent insertion. Two cases are presented in which esophageal perforations were caused by the sharp ends of metallic stents impinging on the esophageal wall. In retrospect, both perforations might have been prevented by additional stent insertion.