Background Due to the significant contribution of anastomotic leak, with its disastrous
consequences to patient morbidity and mortality, multiple parameters have been proposed …

Background Colonic interposition is a second-line option after oesophagectomy when a
gastric neo-oesophagus is not viable. There is no consensus on the optimum anatomical …

BACKGROUND: Esophageal continuity after esophagectomy can be established without a
viable stomach conduit by using the colon or jejunum. The current study evaluated the …

BACKGROUND: In patients with esophageal cancer and a history of gastric surgery, colonic
interposition is the treatment of choice. Our aim was to review our experience with this …

Pedicled jejunal flap and colon graft interposition are choices for esophageal reconstruction
in patients with a history of gastrectomy or those who have undergone synchronous …

Introduction Colon interposition is an alternative solution for esophageal reconstruction if the
stomach cannot be used. The study reviews current indications and results of coloplasty for …

Background: Loss of skeletal muscle is predictive of a poor prognosis in patients with
various malignant lesions. Our aim was to determine whether changes in skeletal muscle …

The present best practice for performing esophageal reconstruction using colon tissue was
investigated in this review. The left colon has advantages in that it has less variation in blood …

Background Despite wide acknowledgement of the importance of sarcopenia and
prognostic markers such as the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, the impact on cancer patient …

Replacing the thoracic esophagus with the colon is one mode of reconstruction after
esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. There is, however, a high incidence of …