Free jejunal grafts for reconstruction of pharynx and cervical esophagus.
Reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus is a surgical challenge associated with high complications, multiple-staged procedures, and prolonged hospitalizations. In a series of cases, single-stage transfer-free jejunal graft reconstructions had a 85% success rate with low complications in a series of patients who received preoperative, postoperative, and curative radiation treatment. There are advantages to this reconstruction procedure; however, there can also be complications.
D000368:Aged; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010611:Pharyngectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous