Reconstruction with free bowel autografts after pharyngoesophageal or laryngopharyngoesophageal resection.
Reliability has become a foremost requirement in pharyngoesophageal reconstruction because of the disastrous consequences after a failure. Our institution has achieved a 97 percent success rate using the free bowel autograft. We believe that this represents a significant accomplishment and designates the free bowel autograft as the reconstructive method of choice after pharyngoesophageal resection.
Flynn
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Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky.
Banis
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Acland
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