When the position of a stent is incorrect

Submitted: 2 May 2013
Accepted: 2 May 2013
Published: 3 May 2013
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Gut perforation, secondary to the insertion of a biliary stent, is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication. The authors present the case of a patient with biliary stent dislocation and intestinal perforation. The diagnosis was suspected on the description on direct abdomen X-ray of a stent inserted in a right iliac artery.

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Zoboli, P., Cottafavi, L., Desimoni, G., Boni, F., & Chesi, G. (2013). When the position of a stent is incorrect. Italian Journal of Medicine, 2(1), 53–54. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2008.1.53