Abstract

Intestinal perforation post biliary stent placement is extremely uncommon and is induced by different factors. Choledochoduodenal fistula (CDF) caused by biliary stent-induced perforation is also rare occurrence. We present a case of obstructive jaundice due to pancreatic cancer with a development of CDF following biliary stent placement and was managed by Whipple’s procedure successfully. CDF could have resulted from a bile duct rupture induced by pressure necrosis and inflammation generated by direct contact between the common bile duct and the stent's edge.

Keywords

  • Choledochoduodenal fistula
  • Biliary Stent
  • Pancreatic Carcinoma
  • Obstructive jaundice
  • Whipple’s procedure

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