Endoscopic management and prevention of migrated esophageal stents

Figure 3 A length of dental floss or equivalent thread is grasped with a biopsy forceps and passed through the working channel of a standard endoscope. A: The dental floss is grasped with a biopsy forceps; B: The dental floss is passed through the stent mesh from the outside to the inside and carried down using the biopsy forceps; C: The dental floss is inserted into a nasoenteral tube, which is pushed down towards the mesh to protect the nasopharyngeal mucosa.