Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 , I felt something poke me from the inside out for about 2 months after the stent was supposed to have fallen out. I mentioned it to two GI doctors, but they managed to brush it aside, and I thought well it will show up in xrays if it's there...but hundreds of xrays later, and many CT scans, it never showed up. Also I had had many ERCP's and it hadn't been found. Then my final 3rd to final ERCP, it was found. Chances of it coming out to be found are rare. My GI told me that most times when a stent is " sucked " deep into the Pancreas may mean a Whipple being the only way to get it out. But in my case, it was forced back the way it came. As for it not showing up on xrays, he told me it is highly possible to not show up..I think his reasoning was being enveloped by the soft tissue of the pancreas hiding it from xrays... My main symptoms were constant pancreatitis, as in only having a few pain free days at home a month..every other day was spent in hospital. Sorry I can't be much help to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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