Cervical esophageal and tracheal plasty with microsurgical tissue autotransplantation: a clinical observation

Abstract

The paper considers an approach to solving a problem in the recovery of the cervical esophagus and in the closure of fenestrated tracheal defects in modern reconstructive thoracic surgery. It describes the clinical observation of a patient with postnecrotic cervical esophageal defect, extensive cicatricial stenosis and defect of the trachea. Methods for esophageal segmental plasty using a small intestine autograft, prefabrication, and movement of a graft on the basis of the pectoralis major muscle and free costal cartilages are depicted.

Keywords

• tracheal defect
• tracheal stenosis
• esophageal defect
• tissue autotransplantation