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Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:384-386
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Cervical esophago-esophageal anastomosis

Charles D. Fraser, MD, Richard F. Heitmiller, MD*

Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland USA

Accepted for publication April 13, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Heitmiller, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Osler 624, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205.

We describe our results with cervical esophago-esophageal anastomosis. This approach has been used with success in 4 patients. It has the advantage of avoiding esophagectomy in patients with benign disease and allows restoration of esophageal continuity in patients having limited options for esophageal replacement.




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