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case_images: CT abdomen pelvis with intravenous contrast showing a small bowel dilation with transition point at the level of the migrated AXIOS stent, consistent with a small bowel obstruction.
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case_images: CT of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a small bowel obstruction with a transition point at the distal small bowel where the AXIOS stent was visualized (figure 1).
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case_images: Intraoperative photos of the AXIOS stent acting as a transition point in the ileum, with upstream small bowel dilation and distal decompression. Bowel at the level of the obstruction appeared healthy.
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case_images: F2
case_images: The foreign body was palpated in the ileum and found to be causing obstruction (figure 2).
case_images: A 20x10 mm AXIOS stent after removal via a longitudinal enterotomy.
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case_images: F3
case_images: A longitudinal enterotomy was made along the antimesenteric border of the distal ileum proximal to the stent, and the AXIOS stent was milked out (figure 3).