Table 3.
Adverse events
Subject | Complication | Severity grade1 | Treatment |
3 | Stent misplaced inside the collection | Mild | New stent placed through the same tract. Both stents removed after 4 wk. |
4 | Sepsis and entanglement of grasping device with the stent | Mild, Moderate | IV antibiotics and emergent DEN. Stent removed, and 2 more stents placed. |
5 | Cavity wall rupture | Severe | Exploratory laparotomy and IV antibiotics. |
11 | Stent migration | Mild | No treatment. Stent could not be found. |
15 | Sepsis | Mild | IV antibiotics and emergent DEN. |
According to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy lexicon severity grading system.