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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 35, 565-567, Copyright © 1983 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Cervical esophageal anastomosis following cervical esophageal diversion: a new use for an old instrument

BM Westbrook and WS Payne

Proximal cervical esophageal diversion is occasionally employed in the management of distal esophageal perforation. However, subsequent esophageal reconstruction can pose a formidable surgical challenge. The DeBakey femoral tunneling device has proven helpful in identifying the distal defunctionalized segment of esophagus during certain types of reconstruction. We describe the use of this instrument to reestablish esophageal continuity in two instances.




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