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.
Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
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GW
Carlson
T M
TM
Anderson
J R
JR
Galloway
K A
KA
Mansour
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*