UGI Esophagus-IMPALEMENT OF A FRACTURED ESOPHAGEAL FULLY COVERED METAL STENT: REMOVAL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OVERTUBE

IMPALEMENT OF A FRACTURED ESOPHAGEAL FULLY COVERED METAL STENT: REMOVAL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OVERTUBE

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This video transcript summarizes the case of a 65-year-old female who had a fractured fully-covered esophageal metal stent placed after a sleeve gastrectomy. The stent fractured in vivo, causing difficulty in its removal. An overtube was inserted to protect the mucosa during removal. Alligator rescue rat tooth grasping forceps were used to grasp the stent while the overtube was advanced around it. The stent was successfully removed without complications. Small shards of loose wiring were removed from the gastric wall. This unique technique of overtube-assisted removal was effective in managing the complication. The case is reported to aid future endoscopists in similar situations.

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Honorable Mention

Keywords

fractured fully-covered esophageal metal stent

sleeve gastrectomy

in vivo stent fracture

overtube-assisted removal

endoscopic complication management