The reversed gastric tube for esophageal replacement in children.

The reversed gastric tube provides a relatively simple method of esophageal replacement in children. A thirty year experience of this technique is described together with the long-term results in 34 patients. Complications such as anastomotic leakage and stricturing have responded well to treatment and only one patient died. The reversed gastric tube remains a useful alternative to other methods of esophageal substitution.