Case Report

Endoscopic removal of a migrated cystogastrostomy double pigtail stent through a pancreatico-duodenal stula tract

Volume 1, Issue 3   July/August/September 2011
Pages 142 - 144
Authors: Il Hyung Chung, Hee Wook Kim and Dong Ki Lee

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Abstract:

A common complication of pancreatitis is pseudocyst formation. Endoscopic drainage is a widely used treatment for pancreatic pseudocysts, and offers a defenitive solution in approximately 75% of cases. Drainage-related complications may be related directly to the procedure or may occur later as stents and drains migrate or erode into adjacent structures. Procedure-related complications included bleeding, pancreatitis, and infection while stent-related complications may involve dislocation or clogging with subsequent infection. This report is the rst description of the successful endoscopic removal of a migrated cystogastrostomy double pigtail stent through a pancreatico-duodenal stula tract that developed more than six years after the stent was originally misplaced into a pseudocyst.

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