Free partial patch and partial tube jejunal graft transfers were used to
reconstruct pharyngoesophageal defect: Our experience with three cases
Abstract
Those patients with hypopharyngoesophageal cancer often sacrificed
larynx before reconstruction using jejunum to restore the continuity of
the digestive tract and allow oral alimentation. We retrospectively
collected and analyzed three patients who underwent
hypopharyngoesophageal reconstruction by free partial patch and partial
tube jejunal graft transfer with reservation of laryngeal function
caused by hypopharyngeal cancer invading the cervical esophagus. The
partial patch and partial tube jejunal graft transfer survival rate was
100%(3/3). The larynx was reserved in the three patients. The partial
patch and partial tube jejunal graft transfer is a safe and reliable
choice for reconstruction of large and complex defects after
pharyngectomy and cervical esophagectomy with larynx preserved.