spyglass pancreatoscopy and successful retrieval of a proximally migrated pancreatic stent; unusual case and technical tips

pancreatic stent proximal migration is a well known complication of pancreatic duct stenting, which occurs in about 5-6% of cases. serious complications should be avoided by retrieval of the stent via different endoscopic techniques. we report a new technique previously reported only once (in a pancreatic duct with underlying pathology), to remove the proximally migrated pancreatic stent in a normal pancreatic duct  by spyglass direct visualization system (boston scientific, natick, massachusetts, usa) and spybite forceps (boston scientific, natick, massachusetts, usa).