A 49-year-old woman with a history of bariatric surgery and liver cirrhosis was admitted due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy evidenced 5 large esophageal varicose strands, with abundant bleeding. Ligation with elastic bands was attempted but proved unsuccessful, and a self-expanding stent had to be placed.

Radiological control (Fig. 1) and thoracoabdominal computed tomography angiography (CTA) (Figs. 2 and 3) identified a foreign body consistent with the stent and located in the right pleural space, with pleural effusion associated with compressive atelectasis and no evidence of esophageal wall damage. The situation was evaluated by Thoracic Surgery, and the stent was extracted without incidents via a mini-thoracotomy.

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