October 1, 1988Annals of SurgeryOpen Access

Indications, Surgical Technique, and Long-Term Functional Results of Colon Interposition or Bypass

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Population

92 patients with esophageal disease

Design

Case_series

Follow-up

2-17 years (median 5 years) for interviewed subset

Authors

TDTom R. DeMeesterCreighton University KJKarl‐Erik JohanssonSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences IFI FranzeCHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy

Discussion

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Implication

Supports colon interposition for durable symptom relief; leaves open need for prospective comparative trials.

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Population

92 patients with esophageal disease (indications: cure of cancer in 20, relief of dysphagia in 55, loss of gastrointestinal continuity in 10, and tracheoesophageal fistula in 7)

Intervention

Colon interposition or bypass (left colon based on inferior mesenteric artery in 85 patients, right colon in 7 patients)

Outcome

Long-term functional results including symptom relief, diet tolerance, and patient satisfactionpatient reported

Colon interposition is a durable procedure that provides good quality of deglutition for patients requiring an esophageal substitute.

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DeMeester et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9277440b68d46265a283ff https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-198810000-00008

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Indications, Surgical Technique, and Long-Term Functional Results of Colon Interposition or Bypass

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Indications, Surgical Technique, and Long-Term Functional Results of Colon Interposition or Bypass

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Structured PICO

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