A rare life-threatening complication of migrated nitinol self-expanding metallic stent (Ultraflex). Surgical endoscopy. [Surg Endosc] Journal article

Title	A rare life-threatening complication of migrated nitinol self-expanding metallic stent (Ultraflex).
Author(s)	Ho HS, Ong HS
Institution	Department of General Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Singapore.
Source	Surg Endosc 2004 Feb; 18(2):347.
MeSH	Adenocarcinoma Aged Alloys Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Combined Modality Therapy Deglutition Disorders Device Removal Epirubicin Equipment Design Esophageal Neoplasms Fluorouracil Foreign-Body Migration Humans Ileal Diseases Intestinal Obstruction Laparotomy Liver Neoplasms Male Postoperative Complications Stents
Abstract	The use of self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) as esophageal endoprosthesis represents an advancement in the palliation of dysphagia from unresectable esophageal carcinoma. However, the problem of stent migration persists. Although most migrated stents have a benign outcome, complications do occur. Rare reports of intestinal obstruction have been confined to the stiff plastic and stainless-steel stents. We report the first case of intestinal obstruction secondary to the pliable Nitinol SEMS (Ultraflex) migration.
Language	eng
Pub Type(s)	Case Reports Journal Article
PubMed ID	15106627

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