Colon Interposition for Corrosive Esophageal Stricture: Single Institution Experience with 119 Cases

Abstract

The colon is an alternative graft organ for esophageal reconstruction. The present study reviewed our experience with the colon interposition for esophageal replacement following corrosive ingestion, to evaluate the outcomes of colon interposition based on our surgical experience. The clinical data of 119 patients who underwent colon interposition for esophageal replacement from January 2005 to March 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. The routes of the colon interposition were retrosternal in 119 (100%). The median operative time was 390 min (range: 290–610 min) and the median blood loss was 615 mL (range: 270–2500 mL). Of these 119 patients, the cervical anastomosis was performed at the hypopharynx (n=20, 16.8%), the larynx (n=3, 2.5%), and the cervical esophagus (n=96, 80.7%). Five patients experienced cervical anastomotic leakage (4 cases for esophagus-colon, and one for hypopharynx-colon). One patient experienced wound infection of the abdominal wall. Three patients had injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve and hoarseness. Three patients had stress ulcer with bleeding and treated with octreotide. Two patients suffered from incomplete intestinal obstruction. The postoperative follow-up was made for 12 months in all patients and all of them were alive. In conclusion, The colon is well-suited for esophageal reconstruction. The selection of the colon graft should be flexible and be based on the inspection of blood supply and the length needed. We must therefore make every effort to reduce the number of postoperative complications, and improve the quality of life for patients.

Keywords

corrosive esophageal stricture / colon interposition / outcomes

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