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Case Report

Volume 15, Number 1, March 2025, pages 26-28

Post-Pancreaticoduodenectomy Jejunal Perforation and Pancreatic Fistula Caused by Pancreatic Intraductal Stent

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. The second day after PD, the abdominal CT scan shows the pancreatic intraductal stent in place, extending from the main pancreatic duct into the intestinal lumen (arrow). CT: computed tomography; PD: pancreaticoduodenectomy.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. The terminal portion of the pancreatic intraductal stent breaches the intestinal wall, protruding into the extraluminal space, resulting in the formation of jejunal perforation and pancreatic fistula. The left arrow shows peritoneal effusion and the right arrow shows the perforation site.