title: Utilization of a sero-muscular patch for safe wound closure after free jejunum transfer for a skin-esophageal fistula.
abstract: This paper introduces our original technique of free jejunum transfer, in which a sero-muscular patch is used to cover the jejunum. Our results demonstrate its effectiveness for touch-up surgery after esophageal leakage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kida County, Miki-Cho Ikenobe, Kagawa Prefecture, 1750-1, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kida County, Miki-Cho Ikenobe, Kagawa Prefecture, 1750-1, Japan. nagasao@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagasao
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kida County, Miki-Cho Ikenobe, Kagawa Prefecture, 1750-1, Japan.
authors.forename: Aizezi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niyazi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kida County, Miki-Cho Ikenobe, Kagawa Prefecture, 1750-1, Japan.
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kida County, Miki-Cho Ikenobe, Kagawa Prefecture, 1750-1, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques
keywords: Esophagus; Fistula; Free jejunum; Reconstruction; Touch-up surgery