title: Late dysphagia after presternal colon interposition.
abstract: Esophageal replacement by colon interposition is done for a variety of esophageal diseases. Dysphagia occasionally develops many years after successful colon interposition. Redundancy of the colon graft is usually responsible. We report a patient with onset of dysphagia 24 years after presternal colon interposition for long segment esophageal atresia. Pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment of late colon interposition dysfunction are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Urschel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000637:transplantation*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications