title: Impact on outcome of additional microvascular anastomosis--supercharge--on colon interposition for esophageal replacement: comparative and multivariate analysis.
abstract: The impact on the outcome of an additional microvascular anastomosis--supercharge--on colon interposition for esophageal replacement was retrospectively evaluated by comparing it with colon interposition without supercharge. A series of 53 patients had undergone colon interposition for esophageal replacement at Kurume University Hospital from 1981 to 1996. The postoperative courses and the morbidity and mortality rates were compared between the 24 patients who underwent colon interposition without supercharge from 1981 to 1988 and the other 29 patients who underwent colon interposition with supercharge from 1989 to 1996. Risk factors for leakage of the esophagocolostomy and for hospital mortality after colon interposition were evaluated by multivariate analysis. Colon interposition with supercharge required a longer operation time but resulted in a lower incidence of necrosis in the colon graft and leakage in the esophagocolostomy (Odds ratio = 34), a shorter duration until peroral intake, and a shorter hospital stay compared to colonic interposition without supercharge. The addition of supercharge to colon interposition for esophageal replacement has been an effective option that has prevented serious complications caused by graft ischemia.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sueyoshi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shirouzu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiyokawa
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inutsuka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*