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J Reconstr Microsurg 1999; 15(7): 509-513
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000130
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© 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Reconstruction of the Cervical Esophagus with A Free Inferior Rectus Abdominis Flap

Takashi Nakatsuka, Kiyonori Harii, Hirotaka Asato, Satoshi Ebihara, Masahisa Saikawa
  • Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saitama Medical School and Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, and Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1999

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

An inferior rectus abdominis flap was transferred in an 83-year-old female patient with a cervical esophageal carcinoma. This flap can be a good option for pharyngoesophageal reconstruction when it is desirable to avoid Iaparotomy and to shorten the operating time in an elderly or high-risk patient.

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