Duodenal stents are frequently used for palliating malignant gastric outlet obstruction.Successful stent placement relieves obstructive symptoms,is cost effective,and has a relatively low complication rate.However,ent...Duodenal stents are frequently used for palliating malignant gastric outlet obstruction.Successful stent placement relieves obstructive symptoms,is cost effective,and has a relatively low complication rate.However,enteral stents have the potential of migrating distally and rarely,even lead to bowel perforation.We present a rare case of a duodenal stent placed as a palliative measure for gastric outlet obstruction due to unresectable pancreatic cancer that migrated distally after a gastrojejunostomy resulting in small bowel perforation.展开更多
文摘Duodenal stents are frequently used for palliating malignant gastric outlet obstruction.Successful stent placement relieves obstructive symptoms,is cost effective,and has a relatively low complication rate.However,enteral stents have the potential of migrating distally and rarely,even lead to bowel perforation.We present a rare case of a duodenal stent placed as a palliative measure for gastric outlet obstruction due to unresectable pancreatic cancer that migrated distally after a gastrojejunostomy resulting in small bowel perforation.
