An unusual complication of colonic interposition for oesophageal replacement.
- 1 June 1979
- Vol. 34 (3) , 408-409
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.34.3.408
Abstract
We report a case of delayed fibrosis of the interposed left colon in a 65-year-old man after an operation for peptic oesophageal stricture and suggest that short-term postoperative ventilation should be used in patients undergoing oesophageal replacement by means of colonic interposition.Keywords
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