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. 2013 Jun;75(Suppl 1):253-4.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0663-9. Epub 2012 Jul 5.

Migrated biliary stent presenting as a sigmoid diverticulitis-case report

Karthik Kittappa  1 , Karthik Maruthachalam  2 , Roger Brookstein  2 , Samuel Debrah  2
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Migrated biliary stent presenting as a sigmoid diverticulitis-case report

Karthik Kittappa et al. Indian J Surg. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

This is a case report of a patient with biliary stent migration resulting in sigmoid diverticulum perforation. We report the case of a patient who presented with symptoms of diverticulitis 18 months following biliary stent insertion for bile leak following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This rare complication of biliary stent placement should be included in differential diagnosis of any patient that presents with lower quadrant abdominal pain after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stent placement.

Keywords: Biliary stent migration; Hartmann’s procedure; Sigmoid perforation.

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Resected segment of the bowel with the migrated stent
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