Gastric stricture following migration of the Angelchik prosthesis. A case report.
An unusual case of migration of an Angelchik esophageal antireflux prosthesis is reported. It was displaced at the middle third of gastric body, in a 49-year old female patient, who had undergone a surgical correction of hiatal hernia 6 months before and it had induced a severe narrowing of gastric lumen. Surgeons using this device should be aware of its various complications and employ it only in particular cases.
D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006551:Hernia, Hiatal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*