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Prefabrication of jejunum for challenging reconstruction of cervical esophagus
S Y Chang1, H C Chen, Y B Tang
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 10, 2001
Abstract:
A significant benefit exists for a jejunal replacement of the cervical esophagus, if indicated. The absence of available recipient vessels may impede free tissue transfer. If vascular induction between a vascular carrier and the selected jejunal segment is done as a kind of flap prefabrication, the jejunal interposition flap can be used without the need for complex microsurgery.