Abstract
In a patient with cancer of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus reconstruction was performed with a free Sigmoid colon autograft. The feeding vessels of this autograft were anastomosed by microvascular surgery. A reconstructed esophagus made from a free Sigmoid colon has less peristalsis than one from a free jejunum. Therefore, our patient did not have swallowing difficulties after the beginning of oral feeding 2 weeks after operation. From this aspect, Sigmoid colon autografts seem to be better than jejunum autografts in the reconstruction Qf the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus.
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