A210 - Laparoscopic RYGB in a Patient with a History of an Angelchik Prosthesis Bradley Kushner MD., J. Chris Eagon, MD. Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Louis, MO.

Abstract

Background: The Angelchik prosthesis is a silicone-based elastomer shell approved by the FDA in 1979 for the surgical treatment of severe GERD. The device, fitted around the GE junction, was associated with numerous complications including immediate and long-term dysphagia rates of up to 70%, migration, and erosion, and the device was withdrawn from the market in the late 1980’s.