ISSN:
1432-086X
Keywords:
Key words: Stents—Complication
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A self-expanding metallic stent (Wallstent) was used to relieve obstruction of the common bile duct in a young male with a desmoplastic small cell tumor of the abdomen. Two months after insertion and following a course of chemotherapy the lower end of the stent eroded the mucosa of the second part of the duodenum causing severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage which necessitated laparotomy and trimming of the stent. This complication may have been due to shrinking of the tumor as well as thrombocytopenia following chemotherapy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002709900213
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