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  • Title: [30-year experience with performing esophagoplasty using the large intestine].
    Author: Zavgorodniĭ LG, Belozertsev AM, Tomashevskiĭ NI, Grintsov AG, Iaroshchak.
    Journal: Klin Khir (1962); 1989; (10):27-9. PubMed ID: 2615206.
    Abstract:
    To restore the function of the esophagus and stomach after chemical burns, in the clinic for 30 years, a method of colonic esophagoplasty has been employed. The experience with treatment of 354 patients permits the authors to consider the given method an optimal. Improvement of a procedure permitted to reduce the number of complications to 11%, mortality--to 2%. Vocational rehabilitation was achieved in 69% of patients.
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