Abstract
Regions of oropharyngeal cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, and cervical esophageal cancer in a 70-year-old man were surgically resected and reconstructed with a free jejunal flap. Postoperatively the patient showed severe dysphagia and a chimneylike protrusion in the oral cavity. In a second operation, a dorsal, longitudinal incision for phimosis was made to release the stenosis; however, the dysphagia persisted, and peristalis seemed to interfere with deglutition. Here, we discuss the cause of the dysphagia, a complication of total reconstruction of oroesophageal defects with a single free jejunal flap, and the procedures of reconstruction.
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