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  • Title: An unusual complication of a biliary stent-small bowel perforation of an incarcerated hernia sac.
    Author: Mastorakos DP, Milman PJ, Cohen R, Goldenberg SP.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1998 Dec; 93(12):2533-5. PubMed ID: 9860420.
    Abstract:
    We present a case of small bowel perforation after migration of an endoscopically inserted biliary stent inside an incarcerated hernia sac. A review of the literature revealed no other report of stent morbidity associated with hernias. The management and implications are discussed.
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