Successful removal of an internal pancreatic stent that migrated into the bile duct using double-balloon enteroscopy after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Internal stents used during pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) are generally spontaneously passed through the rectum by defecation. However, we encountered six patients with internal stents that migrated into the bile duct after PD. We herein report the outcomes of these six patients and the usefulness of double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) for removal of such stents from the bile duct. An internal stent was placed across pancreaticojejunostomy in 416...