title: Oesophageal erosion of an Angelchik prosthesis: surgical management using fundoplication.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal London Trust, Whitechapel, London, UK.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Purkiss
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Argano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery