Composite reconstruction of the esophagus using both the mobilized stomach and free jejunal graft is described. Tension at the anastomotic site can be minimized with interposition of a jejunal autograft between the pharyngeal stump and the mobilized stomach, even when the mobilized stomach is not lo
Reconstruction of the esophagus by posterior invagination esophagogastrostomy
โ Scribed by Naniwa Okada; Yutaka Tagami; Hisashi Morishita; Osamu Nishimura; Motoyuki Takimoto; Ken Kodama
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 651 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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