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First experience with a supercharged pedicled jejunal interposition for esophageal replacement after caustic ingestion in a middle-income Latin American country
(2023) Alfaro-Pacheco, R; Brenes-Barrantes, R; Juanta-Castro, J; Rojas-Chaves, S; Echeverri-McCandless, A; Brenes-Barquero, P
Caustic or corrosive substance ingestion that results in severe esophageal and gastric lacerations frequently requires surgical management. The most common sequelae after an upper gastrointestinal tract caustic injury include non-responding luminal strictures, which are subject to esophageal replacement. Late corrective surgery may include esophagectomy with gastric pull-up and jejunal or colonic interpositions. Although long-segment esophageal reconstruction with jejunum is technically feasible and has demonstrated good outcomes, the complexity of the surgery has precluded the widespread use of this procedure in low- and middle-income countries. This document summarizes the most relevant aspects of caustic ingestion surgical management and describes the first Latin American experience in the reconstruction of an esophageal-gastric caustic injury using a pedicled jejunal interposition, as a viable and functional option in mid- and lower-income countries with well-established Thoracic Surgery departments and microsurgery access