Colon interposition or gastric tube? Follow-up study ofcolon-esophagus and gastric tube-esophagus patients
- 28 February 1983
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Vol. 18 (1), 58-63
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3468(83)80274-7
Abstract
Between 1963 and 1980, 34 elective esophagealreconstructions were performed on 29 esophageal atresia patients. Five patients needed two reconstructions. Among 20 colon replacement procedures there were 2 early deaths and three transplants failed. In 14 gastric tube reconstructions there was no mortality, but two tubes failed. The mean follow-up age of the 15 colon esophagus patients was 11.8 yrs, while for the 12 gastric tube patients it was 5.6 yrs. One death occurred during the follow-up period in each group. Late complications occurred in 7/15 of the colon and 3/12 of the gastric tube groups. Most of the serious complications occurred within 3 yr after surgery. The previously reported malabsorption following colon interposition seemed to be transient. At follow-up all but 3 patients with no significant other anomalies were within two standard deviations of the mean of height and weight. All were satisfied with their new esophagus. Nine out of 14 of the colon and 7/11 of the gastric tube groups were without symptoms, the others having only minor complaints. It is concluded that both colon replacement and gastric tube are satisfactory methods for esophageal reconstruction, and the longterm function seems equally good. However, the gastric tube procedure is easier to perform, has less mortality and fewer complications than colon replacement.Keywords
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