A Free Jejunal Reconstruction Following the Failure of an Initial Esophageal Reconstruction with Colic Pedicle - Report of a Case

A 58-year-old man who had undergone a gastrectomy for early cancer was admitted with a diagnosis of esophageal cancer. A subtotal esophagectomy with a reconstruction using the right hemicolon was performed. However, the reconstructed colon became necrotic and, as a result, the necrotic section of the colon was removed and the temporary esophagectomy and colostomy were made. A repeat reconstruction using free jejunal graft with micro vascular anastomoses was thus performed and the results were satisfactory