The replacement of the esophagus by musculocutaneous flaps.
If there is no other possibility for the replacement of the whole esophagus, the antethoracal neo-esophagus from musculocutaneous flaps gives the best result compared with the skin tube reconstruction. Two successful cases are discussed.
Hóbor
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1st Surgical Clinic, University Medical School of Pécs, Hungary.
Borbély
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Halmos
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Horváth
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D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000637:transplantation; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004946:Esophagostomy; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000637:transplantation*; D009336:Necrosis; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000637:transplantation; D012086:Reoperation; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps