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esophagoplasty
Indications:
- *esophageal trauma
- esophageal neoplasm
- esophageal stricture
- tracheoesophageal fistula
Procedure:
- surgical revision of the wall of the esophagus
- patch esophagoplasty uses autologous tissue to reconstruct a full-thickness, partially circumferential defect in the esophagus
Related
esophagus
General
gastrointestinal surgery (GI surgery)
References
- Ferguson MK
Reconctructive surgery of the Esophagus
Chapter 4: Patch Esophagoplasty
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