“…Duodenal perforation vis-à-vis of the papilla by straight biliary stents ranges from 1 in 2,293 6 to 2.1%. 7 The majority was managed with endoscopic removal and closure, with however high mortality (3 of 11 6 vs 4 of 13 cases 7 ). While migration to unusual sites, such as the pericardium, 8 – 10 bronchial system, 11 and perforation of small bowel, 12 , 13 is limited to few case reports, colonic perforation has been reported in 32 cases since 2000 (Table 1 ), with only 5 cases outside the rectosigmoid colon, in which most perforations occurred because of impaction in thin-walled diverticula.…”