Late small bowel perforation from a migrated double plastic biliary stent: A case report and a review of literature of 85 cases from 2000 to 2022

Abstract

Key Clinical Message This case highlights the importance of considering stent migration as a possible cause of intestinal perforation and the need for prompt surgical intervention. Abstract Endo‐biliary stent displacement is rare but can cause intestinal perforation. An 85‐year‐old woman with a history of ERCPs and biliary stents experienced stomach pain and vomiting. She was diagnosed with small bowel perforation from migrated stents and underwent emergency laparotomy, bowel resection, and tension‐free stapled anastomosis.

Keywords

• biliary stent
• biliary stent migration
• endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
• small bowel perforation