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World J Clin Cases. Apr 26, 2025; 13(12): 99229
Published online Apr 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i12.99229
Published online Apr 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i12.99229
Intraluminal migration of a surgical drain near an anastomosis site after total gastrectomy: A case report
Jurij Janež, Jan Romih, Žan Čebron, Jan Grosek, Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Jurij Janež, Jan Grosek, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Aleksandar Gavric, Samo Plut, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
Author contributions: Janež J designed the research; Romih J collected the data; Romih J and Čebron Ž analyzed and interpreted the data; Romih J and Čebron Ž wrote the paper; Čebron Ž, Janež J, and Gavric A drafted the manuscript; Grosek J and Plut S critically revised the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jurij Janež, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, No. 7 Zaloška Cesta, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia. jurij.janez@kclj.si
Received: July 17, 2024
Revised: November 29, 2024
Accepted: December 13, 2024
Published online: April 26, 2025
Processing time: 173 Days and 12.1 Hours
Revised: November 29, 2024
Accepted: December 13, 2024
Published online: April 26, 2025
Processing time: 173 Days and 12.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Intraluminal drain migration after abdominal surgery is an uncommonly reported complication that can mimic anastomotic leakage. We present a rare case of abdominal drain migration adjacent to an esophagojejunostomy following total gastrectomy. This report includes a literature review to briefly summarize the incidence, pathophysiology, and diagnostic approaches for intraluminal drain migration.