title: [Reconstruction after cervical esophagectomy using a free jejunal graft].
abstract: Reconstruction after cervical esophagectomy using a free jejunal graft and forming an additional "vocal canal" are described. It is necessary to pay attention to several points, for example, selection of the jejunal graft, selection of the cervical vessels for anastomosis, technique of hypopharyngeal-jejunal anastomosis, and postoperative management of the anastomotic vessels. These contribute to the improvement of patient quality of life. Forming an additional "vocal canal" in patients who underwent radical surgery is particularly desirable. In this article, we introduce our operative method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Woman's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Narumiya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nozaki
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*