Salvage of colon interposition by antethoracic free jejunal transfer.
Intrathoracic disruption of an esophagocolonic anastomosis after colon interposition can be a fatal complication. A case is presented in which an antethoracic free jejunal transfer achieved successful salvage. The patient returned to oral alimentation with no functional impairment.
Carlson
G W
GW
Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Anderson
T M
TM
Galloway
J R
JR
Mansour
K A
KA
D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D012086:Reoperation; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence / Q000601:surgery*