It was reported to boston scientific corporation that an agile esophageal fully covered stent was to be implanted in the esophagus to treat an esophageal stricture due to esophageal cancer during an esophagogastroduodenoscopy (egd) with stent placement procedure performed on (b)(6) 2023.The patient's anatomy was tortuous and was not dilated prior to stent placement.During the procedure, the stent prematurely deployed.The stent was removed using rat tooth forceps and another agile esophageal stent was used to complete the procedure.There were no patient complications as a result of this event.
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