title: Permanent extracorporeal esophagogastric tube for esophageal replacement.
abstract: Six patients are presented in whom an extracorporeal esophagogastric tube bypass was employed in lieu of standard methods of esophageal reconstruction. These tubes, obtained from Japan, have functioned well in 4 of the 6 patients. This approach offers an alternative to gastrostomy feedings alone in a patient with advanced esophageal disease in whom no other method of surgical reconstruction can be offered.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012408:Rubber; D012828:Silicones; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones; D012408:Rubber