Salvage of total esophageal reconstruction with microvascular free left colon flap.
Esophageal reconstruction has been achieved with a variety of innovative surgical techniques, including colonic interposition, gastric pull-up, pedicled, and free jejunal grafts. The authors describe an unusual case of complete thoracic esophageal reconstruction, necessitating an entirely free microvascular colon interposition as a salvage procedure to reconstitute the alimentary tract from the neck to the abdomen. To their knowledge, this specific method of reconstruction of the esophagus has not been previously reported.
Tzarnas
Chris D
CD
Department of Surgery, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, 1501 Lansdowne Avenue, Suite 206, Darby, PA 19023-1333, USA.
Wittenborn
William S
WS
Whitlark
Joseph D
JD
Ayers
William H
WH
D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D016879:Salvage Therapy