One-stage ante-thoracic reconstruction of the thoracic oesophagus using myocutaneous flaps.
An ante-thoracic reconstruction of the thoracic oesophagus was performed by fashioning a skin tube from a skin flap supplied by perforators from the internal mammary vessels. This neo-oesophagus was covered with a trapezius myocutaneous flap and a rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap, in a one stage operation.
D000328:Adult; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps