Secondary reconstruction of the cervical esophagus.
Ten patients have had secondary reconstructions of the cervical esophagus after ablation of the laryngopharyngeal complex for cancer. Our use of deltopectoral flaps for this is described.
D000328:Adult; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D010611:Pharyngectomy; D012782:Shoulder; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013909:Thorax; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous