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Oga Y, Okumura T, Miwa T, Numata Y, Matsumoto S, Kaneda K, Kimura N, Fukasawa M, Nagamori M, Mori K, Takeda N, Yagi K, Ito M, Nagaoka Y, Takeshita C, Watanabe T, Hirano K, Igarashi T, Tanaka H, Hashimoto I, Shibuya K, Hojo S, Yoshioka I, Abe H, Satake T, Fujii T. Repair using the pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap for refractory anastomotic leakage after total esophagectomy. Surg Case Rep 2023; 9:88. [PMID: 37212955 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-023-01659-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The pectoralis major musculocutaneous flap (PMMF) is a pedicled flap often used as a reconstruction option in head and neck surgery, especially in cases with poor wound healing. However, applying PMMF after esophageal surgery is uncommon. We report here, the case of a successfully repaired refractory anastomotic fistula (RF) after total esophagectomy, by PMMF. CASE PRESENTATION A 73-year-old man had a history of hypopharyngolaryngectomy, cervical esophagectomy, and reconstruction using a free jejunal graft for hypopharyngeal carcinosarcoma at the age of 54. He also received conservative treatment for pharyngo-jejunal anastomotic leakage (AL), then postoperative radiation therapy. This time, he was diagnosed with carcinosarcoma in the upper thoracic esophagus; cT3rN0M0, cStageII, according to the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer 12th Edition. As a salvage surgery, thoracoscopic total resection of the esophageal remnant and reconstruction using gastric tube via posterior mediastinal route was performed. The distal side of the jejunal graft was cut and re-anastomosed with the top of the gastric tube. An AL was observed on the 6th postoperative day (POD), and after 2 months of conservative treatment was then diagnosed as RF. The 3/4 circumference of the anterior wall of the gastric tube was ruptured for 6 cm in length, and surgical repair using PMMF was performed on POD71. The edge of the defect was exposed and the PMMF (10 × 5 cm) fed by thoracoacromial vessels was prepared. Then, the skin of the flap and the wedge of the leakage were hand sutured via double layers with the skin of the flap facing the intestinal lumen. Although a minor AL was observed on POD19, it healed with conservative treatment. No complications, such as stenosis, reflux, re-leakage, were observed over 3 years of postoperative follow-up. CONCLUSIONS The PMMF is a useful option for repairing intractable AL after esophagectomy, especially in cases with large defect, as well as difficulties for microvascular anastomosis due to previous operation, radiation, or wound inflammation.
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- Yoko Oga
- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama City, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama City, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama City, 930-0194, Japan
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Shi GD, Zhou Y, Ning D, Liu JH, Zhang HL, Chen L, Chen LQ, Fu MY. Surgical Treatment for Persistent Cervical Anastomotic Fistulas With Sinus Formation. Ann Thorac Surg 2022; 114:e157-e160. [PMID: 34973187 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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A refractory cervical anastomotic fistula with sinus formation will seriously impede a patient's return to normal life. It is necessary to find ways to shorten the recovery time for such patients. We used a multilayered, pursestring inverted suture-embedding method for 7 patients, 6 of whom recovered; 1 patient with severe anastomotic stricture and failed. A multilayered, pursestring inverted suture-embedding method can be used to treat persistent neck anastomotic fistula with sinus formation, but it is not suitable for patients who still have a fistula to the mediastinum, thoracic cavity, or severely narrowed anastomoses.
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- Gui-Dong Shi
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China; Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
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