title: Secondary reconstruction of the cervical esophagus.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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