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The entire pharynx and cervical esophagus were reconstructed after total laryngectomy and pharyngoesophagectomy for advanced cancer in 14 patients with the use of a pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous island flap. All flaps were transferred successfully in one stage. The reliability of the flap and postoperative state of food passage were studied. Repair was confirmed by roentgenographic examination 6 months after surgery. A slight narrowness was noted at the portion anastomosed with the esophagus, with dilatation of the reconstructed segment. All patients in our study have been able to resume normal oral feeding. The pedicled latissimus dorsi myocutaneous island flap is reliable and useful for the reconstruction of the pharynx and cervical esophagus.
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
December 1981,
The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
October 1987,
Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
May 1983,
Plastic and reconstructive surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
October 1988,
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
October 1977,
British journal of plastic surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
May 1984,
Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960),
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
May 1980,
Annals of plastic surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
October 1982,
British journal of plastic surgery,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
October 1982,
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde,
K Yamamoto, and
K Yokota, and
K Higaki
June 2003,
Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique,
