| Literature DB >> 23230559 |
Jae Jun Kim1, Jae Kil Park, Sun Jin Hwang, Seok Whan Moon.
Abstract
We experienced a case of wide necrosis of the cervical gastric conduit during esophageal cancer surgery. We attempted to repair this defect with various methods including conservative care, stents two times, and sternocleidomastoid muscle flap without successful results. Finally, we were able to reconstruct the gastric conduit defect with rotational pectoralis major musculocutaneous (PMM) flap. PMM flap is thought to be a reconstruction method applicable to the intractable gastric conduit defect.Entities:
Keywords: Esophageal cancer; Gastric conduit necrosis; Pectoralis musculocutaneous flap
Year: 2012 PMID: 23230559 PMCID: PMC3514483 DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2012.83.6.393
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Korean Surg Soc ISSN: 1226-0053