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J Reconstr Microsurg 1986; 2(3): 153-156
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007015
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© 1986 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Tumor of the Hypopharynx: Free Jejunal Transfer with Conservation of the Larynx: A Case Report

N. Calteux1 , M. Hamoir2 , A. de Coninck1
  • 1Department of Plastic and Microsurgery, St. Luc Hospital, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2Department of Head and Neck Surgery, St. Luc Hospital, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Accepted for publication 1985

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Resection of the hypopharynx or cervical esophagus for malignancy is always quite mutilating if reconstruction cannot be achieved with a one-stage procedure. Several techniques have been described, but they are often associated with laryngectomy. In the case reported, a free split jejunal segment transfer allowed reconstruction of the hypopharynx without laryngectomy, as the malignancy did not involve the larynx.