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Case Reports
. 1981 Aug;107(8):476-81.
doi: 10.1001/archotol.1981.00790440016004.

Free jejunal grafts for reconstruction of pharynx and cervical esophagus

F M McConnel, T R Hester Jr, F Nahai, M J Jurkiewicz, R G Brown
Case Reports

Free jejunal grafts for reconstruction of pharynx and cervical esophagus

F M McConnel et al. Arch Otolaryngol. 1981 Aug.

Abstract

Reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus is a surgical challenge associated with high complications, multiple-staged procedures, and prolonged hospitalizations. In a series of cases, single-stage transfer-free jejunal graft reconstructions had a 85% success rate with low complications in a series of patients who received preoperative, postoperative, and curative radiation treatment. There are advantages to this reconstruction procedure; however, there can also be complications.

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