International journal of surgery case reports · 2025
Small bowel obstruction due to migrated oesophageal metal stent.
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Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
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Sain Soumyadip, Panara Chirag, Jena Suvendu Sekhar, Yadav Amitabh, Nundy Samiran
Аннотация
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Endoscopic oesophageal stents have numerous applications, including palliative management for unresectable oesophageal cancer, treatment of benign strictures and blocking early oesophageal perforations. However a significant limitation of fully covered self-expandable metallic stents (FC-SEMs) is their risk of migration. While oesophageal stenting is generally safe, it carries risks of mainly minor complications and a few major complications like tracheoesophageal fistulae, intestinal perforation, and, very rarely, intestinal obstruction due to stent migration. We hereby describe an instance of the last complication.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old male with chronic kidney disease and hypertension presented with Boerhaave's syndrome which was successfully managed with FC-SEMs placement. He was lost to follow-up, but returned 8 months later presented with features of intestinal obstruction. Imaging revealed migrated FC-SEMs in the mid-jejunum with features of small bowel obstruction. After conservative management failed, he underwent exploratory laparotomy and stent retrieval. He had an uneventful post-operative recovery.
CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Boerhaave syndrome, a rare spontaneous oesophageal perforation, has seen evolving management strategies, from surgical repair to minimally invasive endoscopic interventions like self-expandable metallic stents (SEMs). While SEMs effectively manage perforations, migration remains a major complication, influenced by stent type and placement location. In this case, a migrated stent caused small bowel obstruction, necessitating surgical retrieval. This highlights the need for careful stent selection, close follow-up, and individualized management to prevent severe complications.
CONCLUSION: Migrating, covered SEMs, placed for oesophageal perforation, may cause intestinal obstruction necessitating surgical retrieval.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old male with chronic kidney disease and hypertension presented with Boerhaave's syndrome which was successfully managed with FC-SEMs placement. He was lost to follow-up, but returned 8 months later presented with features of intestinal obstruction. Imaging revealed migrated FC-SEMs in the mid-jejunum with features of small bowel obstruction. After conservative management failed, he underwent exploratory laparotomy and stent retrieval. He had an uneventful post-operative recovery.
CLINICAL DISCUSSION: Boerhaave syndrome, a rare spontaneous oesophageal perforation, has seen evolving management strategies, from surgical repair to minimally invasive endoscopic interventions like self-expandable metallic stents (SEMs). While SEMs effectively manage perforations, migration remains a major complication, influenced by stent type and placement location. In this case, a migrated stent caused small bowel obstruction, necessitating surgical retrieval. This highlights the need for careful stent selection, close follow-up, and individualized management to prevent severe complications.
CONCLUSION: Migrating, covered SEMs, placed for oesophageal perforation, may cause intestinal obstruction necessitating surgical retrieval.