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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1523-1525
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Salvage of colon interposition by antethoracic free jejunal transfer

Grant W. Carlson, MD, Timothy M. Andersen, MD, John R. Galloway, MD, Kamal A. Mansour, MD*

Divisions of General, Cardiothoracic, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia USA

Accepted for publication February 18, 1994.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Mansour, Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Emory Clinic, 1365 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.

Intrathoracic disruption of an esophagocolonic anastomosis after colon interposition can be a fatal complication. A case is presented in which an antethoracic free jejunal transfer achieved successful salvage. The patient returned to oral alimentation with no functional impairment.




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