Abstract
The gastric pull-up or pharyngogastroplasty is the most widely used technique in reconstructing the digestive tract in cases of distal oesophageal tumours. This operation consists of drawing the stomach or part of it up through the chest and mediastinic region to the neck where a mucosal anastomosis with the residual pharyngeal tract is made. The most feared complication is proximal necrosis of the gastric stump with salivary fistulae usually followed by a mediastinitis. In the presence of such a complication the surgeon must tackle the challenge of reconstructing the missing part of the intrathoracic digestive tract. We describe the case of a patient in whom the missing intrathoracic oesophagus, following complete necrosis of a previously performed pharyngogastroplasty, was reconstructed using a revascularized lateral thigh free flap.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 551-553 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Laryngology and Otology |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
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Keywords
- Oesophagus
- Reconstructive surgical procedures
- Surgical flaps
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology
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Reconstruction of intrathoracic oesophagus using tubular lateral thigh free flap. / Marco Benazzo, M. D.; Occhini, Antonio; Fossati, Giansilvio; Caracciolo, Giuseppe.
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T1 - Reconstruction of intrathoracic oesophagus using tubular lateral thigh free flap
AU - Marco Benazzo, M. D.
AU - Occhini, Antonio
AU - Fossati, Giansilvio
AU - Caracciolo, Giuseppe
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The gastric pull-up or pharyngogastroplasty is the most widely used technique in reconstructing the digestive tract in cases of distal oesophageal tumours. This operation consists of drawing the stomach or part of it up through the chest and mediastinic region to the neck where a mucosal anastomosis with the residual pharyngeal tract is made. The most feared complication is proximal necrosis of the gastric stump with salivary fistulae usually followed by a mediastinitis. In the presence of such a complication the surgeon must tackle the challenge of reconstructing the missing part of the intrathoracic digestive tract. We describe the case of a patient in whom the missing intrathoracic oesophagus, following complete necrosis of a previously performed pharyngogastroplasty, was reconstructed using a revascularized lateral thigh free flap.
AB - The gastric pull-up or pharyngogastroplasty is the most widely used technique in reconstructing the digestive tract in cases of distal oesophageal tumours. This operation consists of drawing the stomach or part of it up through the chest and mediastinic region to the neck where a mucosal anastomosis with the residual pharyngeal tract is made. The most feared complication is proximal necrosis of the gastric stump with salivary fistulae usually followed by a mediastinitis. In the presence of such a complication the surgeon must tackle the challenge of reconstructing the missing part of the intrathoracic digestive tract. We describe the case of a patient in whom the missing intrathoracic oesophagus, following complete necrosis of a previously performed pharyngogastroplasty, was reconstructed using a revascularized lateral thigh free flap.
KW - Oesophagus
KW - Reconstructive surgical procedures
KW - Surgical flaps
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VL - 114
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