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J Reconstr Microsurg 1998; 14(5): 305-308
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000181
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© 1998 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Free Forearm Flap Reconstruction of the Posterior Tracheal Wall Invaded by Esophageal Carcinoma

Takashi Nakatsuka, Hoichi Kato, Satoshi Ebihara, Shunji Mizobuchi, Kouichi Hirano, Kiyonori Harii
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, and Departments of Surgery and Head and Neck Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1998

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A patient with a locally advanced cervical esophageal carcinoma invading the trachea underwent total esophagopharyngolaryngectomy and resection of the posterior wall of the trachea. The esophagus was repaired with a gastric pull-up, and the posterior defect in the trachea was repaired with a free radial forearm flap, obtaining a satisfactory result.