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A patient with recurrent carcinoma of the larynx following irradiation therapy was subjected to pharyngo-laryngoesophagectomy. Since he had had a previous Polya gastrectomy and the large bowel was not prepared, jejunum was used for esophageal replacement. This is the first patient in whom jejunum was used for anastomosis to the pharynx in our series of over 100 such operations. A satisfactory result was obtained.
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Une pharyngo-laryngo-oseophagectomie a été réalisée chez un malade présentant, après irradiation, une récidive de cancer du larynx. Comme le malade avait subi antérieurement une gastrectomie de type Polya et que le colon n'était pas préparé, le jéjunum a été utilisé pour remplacer la perte de substance. Il s'agit du premier cas d'utilisation du jéjunum pour anastomose au pharynx dans une série de plus de 100 opérations de ce type. Le résultat obtenu est satisfaisant.
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Ong, G.B., Wong, J. Jejunal replacement after pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy for carcinoma of hypopharynx. World J. Surg. 3, 381–385 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01556600
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