title: Pharyngo-esophageal reconstruction by free jejunal graft and microvascular anastomosis in a 10-year-old girl.
abstract: Pharyngeal and upper esophagus substitution is an ordinary procedure in adults, performed mainly for oncologic purposes, but it is rarely done in children. The authors present a case report of a free jejunal graft pharyngo/esophageal reconstruction with microvascular anastomosis to the primitive carotid artery and the internal jugular vein in a a 10-year-old girl who had a loss of lower pharynx and cervical esophagus secondary to esophageal perforation by foreign body. Other surgical approaches for pharyngo-esophageal reconstruction in children are revisited.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Padre Hurtado, Instituto Nacional del Cancer, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saitua
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madrid
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capdeville
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrada
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herrera
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D008833:Microcirculation; D010614:Pharynx / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*