Late volume changes in retrosternal colon bypass.
Esophageal obstruction by malignancy, chemical burns, or other less common entities presents a challenge for the surgeon. Either for esophageal substitution after esophageal resection or as a bypass for the obstructed esophagus, colon interposition is often the best available option. Massive colonic enlargement requiring resection of the interposed dilated colon developed recently in 2 of our patients who had a colon bypass 22 and 10 years earlier, respectively.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461.
D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000601:surgery*; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors