TY - JOUR
T1 - Free jejunal graft for hypopharyngeal and esophageal reconstruction
AU - Shirakawa, Yasuhiro
AU - Naomoto, Yoshio
AU - Noma, Kazuhiro
AU - Ono, Ryoko
AU - Nobuhisa, Tetsuji
AU - Kobayashi, Masahiko
AU - Fujiwara, Toshiya
AU - Noguchi, Hirofumi
AU - Ohkawa, Takaomi
AU - Yamatsuji, Tomoki
AU - Haisa, Minoru
AU - Matsuoka, Junji
AU - Gunduz, Mehmet
AU - Tanaka, Noriaki
PY - 2004/10
Y1 - 2004/10
N2 - Aims: This study assessed the techniques of the free jejunal graft for the reconstruction of hypopharynx or cervical esophagus and discussed the main aspects related to those procedures. Methods and results: By using free jejunal grafts, we reconstructed 54 hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal cancers. In this study, 23 out of 54 patients had a malignant tumor located in the hypopharynx and 31 in the cervical esophagus (27 primary cases and four secondary cases). Despite the multistep and time-consuming procedure, we did not incur any trans-operative complication. Furthermore, we undertook the larynx preserving cervical esophagectomy and free jejunal graft reconstruction in six patients with cervical esophageal cancer, and those patients acquired a good quality of life. Conclusion: For the reconstruction of hypopharynx or cervical esophagus, the free jejunal graft is a very useful technique and improves the patient's quality of life.
AB - Aims: This study assessed the techniques of the free jejunal graft for the reconstruction of hypopharynx or cervical esophagus and discussed the main aspects related to those procedures. Methods and results: By using free jejunal grafts, we reconstructed 54 hypopharyngeal and cervical esophageal cancers. In this study, 23 out of 54 patients had a malignant tumor located in the hypopharynx and 31 in the cervical esophagus (27 primary cases and four secondary cases). Despite the multistep and time-consuming procedure, we did not incur any trans-operative complication. Furthermore, we undertook the larynx preserving cervical esophagectomy and free jejunal graft reconstruction in six patients with cervical esophageal cancer, and those patients acquired a good quality of life. Conclusion: For the reconstruction of hypopharynx or cervical esophagus, the free jejunal graft is a very useful technique and improves the patient's quality of life.
KW - Esophageal cancer
KW - Esophageal reconstruction
KW - Larynx preserving
KW - Pharyngeal cancer
KW - Pharyngoesophagectomy
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U2 - 10.1007/s00423-004-0501-z
DO - 10.1007/s00423-004-0501-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 15605170
AN - SCOPUS:8744287385
VL - 389
SP - 387
EP - 390
JO - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
JF - Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery
SN - 1435-2443
IS - 5
ER -