Tumor of the hypopharynx: free jejunal transfer with conservation of the larynx: a case report.
Resection of the hypopharynx or cervical esophagus for malignancy is always quite mutilating if reconstruction cannot be achieved with a one-stage procedure. Several techniques have been described, but they are often associated with laryngectomy. In the case reported, a free split jejunal segment transfer allowed reconstruction of the hypopharynx without laryngectomy, as the malignancy did not involve the larynx.
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D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D007830:Larynx / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*