Chimeric Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Total Thoracic Esophageal Reconstruction.

Gastric pull-up is generally the first choice for a total thoracic esophageal reconstruction. Malfunction of this gastric conduit is uncommon, but devastating when it occurs: it causes marked comorbidity to the patient, preventing oral intake and worsening quality of life. Secondary salvage thoracic esophageal reconstruction surgery is usually performed with free or pedicled jejunum flaps or colon interposition. We present a case of a total thoracic esophageal reconstruction with an externally monitored chimeric anterolateral thigh flap, extending from the cervical esophagus to the retrosternal gastroplasty remnant. Intestinal reconstructive techniques were not an available option for this patient.

Tonsilolito gigante como causa de disnea, perforación esofágica y mediastinitis / Giant tonsillolith causing dyspnea, esophageal perforation, and mediastinitis

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Diverticulectomía y miotomía del cricofarígeo para el tratamiento del divertículo de Zenker. Presentación de una serie de 33 casos / Diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeal myotomy for the treatment of Zenker‘s diverticulum. a presentation of 33 cases

IntroducciónEl tratamiento clásico del divertículo de Zenker (DZ) ha sido la miotomía del cricofaríngeo (MCF), discutiéndose la necesidad o no de resecarlo (diverticulectomía versus diverticulopexia). Sin embargo, la evolución de las técnicas endoscópicas está obligando a replantear las estrategias de tratamiento. Analizamos las complicaciones y los resultados clínicos de nuestra serie con la miotomía del cricofaríngeo y diverticulectomía en pacientes con DZ.MétodoEstudio observacional retrospectivo y descriptivo de 33 pacientes a los que se realizó, entre enero de 1998 y diciembre de 2010, diverticulectomía y MCF en los hospitales universitarios Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla y Carlos Haya de Málaga. Se analiza la morbilidad y variables demográficas y operatorias que pueden asociarse con esta.ResultadosDiecisiete pacientes fueron tratados en el hospital Carlos Haya de Málaga y dieciséis en el hospital Virgen del Rocío de Sevilla. Aunque no hubo mortalidad, la tasa de morbilidad de la serie fue del 27% (9 casos), siempre relacionada con fístula esófago-cutánea. Ninguna de las variables estudiadas se asoció significativamente con la aparición de morbilidad. Tras un seguimiento medio de 44 meses (rango 6-192) ningún paciente ha presentado recidiva clínica ni radiológica del DZ.ConclusionesLa diverticulectomía asociada a MCF es una buena técnica para el tratamiento del DZ, con excelentes resultados clínicos y funcionales a medio y largo plazo, pese a que la morbilidad mayor en forma de fístula esófago-cutánea ha sido alta (AU)

IntroductionThe classic treatment of Zenker‘s diverticulum (ZD) has been cricopharyngeal myotomy (CPM), with the need or not to resect it being argued (diverticulectomy versus diverticulopexy). However, the advance of endoscopic techniques requires new treatment strategies to be established. We analyse the complications and clinical results of our series with cricopharyngeal myotomy and diverticulectomy in patients with ZD.MethodA retrospective, observational and descriptive study was conducted on 33 patients who, between January 1998 and December 2010, had a diverticulectomy and CPM performed in the university hospitals Virgen del Rocío in Seville and Carlos Haya in Malaga. Demographic and operative variables that might be associated with morbidity were analyzed.ResultsSeventeen patients were treated in the Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga and sixteen in the Virgen del Rocío Hospital, Seville. Although there were no deaths, the morbidity rate of the series was 27% (9 cases), all associated with an oesophageal-cutaneous fistula. None of the variables studied were significantly associated with the appearance of morbidity. None of the patients had a clinical or radiological recurrence of ZD after a mean follow up of 44 months (range, 6 -192).ConclusionsDiverticulectomy combined with CPM is a good technique for the treatment of ZD, with excellent clinical and functional results in the medium to long term, despite the high morbidity in the form of an oesophageal-cutaneous fistula (AU)

[Diverticulectomy and cricopharyngeal myotomy for the treatment of Zenker's diverticulum. a presentation of 33 cases]. / Diverticulectomía y miotomía del cricofarígeo para el tratamiento del divertículo de Zenker. Presentación de una serie de 33 casos.

INTRODUCTION: The classic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) has been cricopharyngeal myotomy (CPM), with the need or not to resect it being argued (diverticulectomy versus diverticulopexy). However, the advance of endoscopic techniques requires new treatment strategies to be established. We analyse the complications and clinical results of our series with cricopharyngeal myotomy and diverticulectomy in patients with ZD. METHOD: A retrospective, observational and descriptive study was conducted on 33 patients who, between January 1998 and December 2010, had a diverticulectomy and CPM performed in the university hospitals Virgen del Rocío in Seville and Carlos Haya in Malaga. Demographic and operative variables that might be associated with morbidity were analyzed. RESULTS: Seventeen patients were treated in the Carlos Haya Hospital, Málaga and sixteen in the Virgen del Rocío Hospital, Seville. Although there were no deaths, the morbidity rate of the series was 27% (9 cases), all associated with an oesophageal-cutaneous fistula. None of the variables studied were significantly associated with the appearance of morbidity. None of the patients had a clinical or radiological recurrence of ZD after a mean follow up of 44 months (range, 6 -192). CONCLUSIONS: Diverticulectomy combined with CPM is a good technique for the treatment of ZD, with excellent clinical and functional results in the medium to long term, despite the high morbidity in the form of an oesophageal-cutaneous fistula.

Fístula yeyunocólica por adenocarcinoma de colon descendente / Jejuno-colonic fistula due to adenocarcinoma of the descending colon

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