Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Due to Duodenal Erosion by a Biliary Wallstent

Journal Article · Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1998 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900213· OSTI ID:21080437

Roebuck, Derek J; Stanley, Philip ^[1]; Katz, Michael D ^[2]; Parry, Robert L ^[3]; Haight, Michael A ^[4]

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1. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (United States)
2. Department of Radiology, University of Southern California, 1500 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (United States)
3. Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (United States)
4. Department of Gastroenterology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (United States)

A self-expanding metallic stent (Wallstent) was used to relieve obstruction of the common bile duct in a young male with a desmoplastic small cell tumor of the abdomen. Two months after insertion and following a course of chemotherapy the lower end of the stent eroded the mucosa of the second part of the duodenum causing severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage which necessitated laparotomy and trimming of the stent. This complication may have been due to shrinking of the tumor as well as thrombocytopenia following chemotherapy.

• OSTI ID: 21080437
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 21, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709900213; Copyright (c) 1998 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABDOMEN
BILIARY TRACT
CHEMOTHERAPY
HEMORRHAGE
MUCOUS MEMBRANES
NEOPLASMS
SMALL INTESTINE