Berti S, Gianquinto D, Celoria G M, Stefani R, Falco E
II Scuola di Specializzazione in Chirurgia Generale, Università degli Studi, Genova.
Minerva Chir. 1999 Jun;54(6):433-6.
Endoscopic dilatation and stenting are the procedures of choice in the treatment of oesophago-gastric anastomotic stricture following oesophagectomy, leading to immediate relief of dysphagia with a low procedure-related risk. Prosthesis displacement is a described late complication, easy detected and sorted out whenever possible with endoscopic retrieval. A case in which stent migration ended at the terminal part of the small intestine, presenting with the clinical features of mechanical ileum, is described.