Use of the free jejunal loop to replace cervical oesophagus in an experiment
Svoboda, S.; Pafko, P.
Acta Chirurgiae Plasticae 33(3): 155-162
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5423 PMID: 1722602 Document Number: 370392
The paper presents the results of experimental studies exploring the possibility to replace the cervical oesophagus with a free intestinal loop. The experiments were carried out in dogs and cervical oesophagus replacement was performed using a jejunal loop. Nutrition was provided by mesenteric vessels anastomosed by means of a microsurgical operative technique. The intestinal segment was subsequently used to replace the resected segment of the cervical oesophagus. The results of our experiments indicate this new operative technique can be used in clinical practice.