title: Esophageal reconstruction with remnant stomach: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: The number of patients developing esophageal cancer after gastrectomy has increased. However, gastric remnant is very rarely used for reconstruction in esophageal cancer surgery because of the risk of anastomotic leakage resulting from insufficient blood flow. We present a case of esophageal cancer using gastric remnant for esophageal substitution after distal gastrectomy in a 57-year-old man who presented with a 1-month history of mild dysphagia and a background history of alcohol abuse. Gastroscopy showed a 1.2 cm × 1.0 cm bulge tumor of the lower third esophagus with the upper margin located 39 cm from the dental arcade. Computed tomography of the chest showed lower third esophageal wall thickening. The patient underwent en bloc radical esophagectomy with a two-field lymph node dissection of the upper abdomen and mediastinum via a left-sided posterolateral thoracotomy through the seventh intercostal space. The upper end of the esophagus was resected 5 cm above the tumor. The gastric remnant was used for reconstruction of the esophago-gastrostomy and placed in the left thoracic cavity. The patient started a liquid diet on postoperative day 8 and was discharged on the 10(th) postoperative day without complications. In this report, we demonstrate that the gastric remnant may be used for reconstruction in patients with esophageal cancer as a substitute organ after distal gastrectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China.
authors.forename: Song-Ping
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Guo-Hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Gan-Jun
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Bang-Chang
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004946:Esophagostomy; D005743:Gastrectomy; D018530:Gastric Stump / Q000601:surgery*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Distal; Esophageal cancer; Gastrectomy; Gastric remnant; Substitution