title: Minimally invasive technic for construction of a cervical esophageal conduit.
abstract: Most technics of cervical esophageal reconstruction involve extensive surgical dissection with its attendant hazards. The present report describes a simplified technic that causes minimal trauma to the patient. A partially deepithelialized, superficial skin tube is created without elevation of flaps and joined to the existing stomata. The technic was succesfully used in a frail, five year old patient who had three previous unsuccessful attempts at colonic interposition for a tracheo esophageal fistula.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous