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  • Title: Blunt esophagectomy and gastric interposition for tumors of the cervical esophagus and hypopharynx.
    Author: Kron IL, Joob AW, Levine PA, Cantrell RW.
    Journal: Am Surg; 1986 Mar; 52(3):140-1. PubMed ID: 3954259.
    Abstract:
    Between April 1982 and June 1984, 17 patients underwent blunt esophagectomy and gastric interposition for squamous carcinoma of the cervical esophagus or hypopharynx. There was one operative death; no bleeding complications required thoracotomy or re-exploration. In two patients, a previously unknown carcinoma of the resected esophagus was discovered at the time of surgery. Blunt esophagectomy with gastric interposition is a safe technique for cervical esophageal reconstruction, as it has the added benefit of removing the entire esophagus, which has a propensity for later or synchronous carcinoma in patients with head and neck malignancies.
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