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Oesophageal erosion of an Angelchik prosthesis: surgical management using fundoplication
S F Purkiss1, V A Argano, J Kuo
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal London Trust, Whitechapel, London, UK.
Abstract:
Complications following insertion of the Angelchik prosthesis are becoming increasingly recognised. We report a 35-year-old patient with both mediastinal migration and intraluminal oesophageal erosion of a prosthesis. Successful management included transthoracic removal combined with a modified onlay fundoplication over the oesophageal defect to prevent gastro-oesophageal reflux.