Surgical repair of long-segment cervical esophageal injury with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap

Juan A. Sanchez; Lucian Panait

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006

Surgical repair of long-segment cervical esophageal injury with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap

Juan A. Sanchez, Lucian Panait

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

We present a useful technique for the surgical management of long-segment cervical esophageal tears using a sternocleidomastoid flap with overlying skin patch. The flap is easily accessible, customizable, and offers the ability to repair long segments of cervical and upper thoracic esophageal injuries.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	305-307
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	94
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006
State	Published - Jul 2012
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Access to Document

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006

Cite this

@article{0b047ebfbfc84c34891b71f1f2a09b8c,

title = "Surgical repair of long-segment cervical esophageal injury with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap",

abstract = "We present a useful technique for the surgical management of long-segment cervical esophageal tears using a sternocleidomastoid flap with overlying skin patch. The flap is easily accessible, customizable, and offers the ability to repair long segments of cervical and upper thoracic esophageal injuries.",

author = "Sanchez, {Juan A.} and Lucian Panait",

year = "2012",

month = jul,

doi = "10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "94",

pages = "305--307",

journal = "Annals of Thoracic Surgery",

issn = "0003-4975",

publisher = "Elsevier USA",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Surgical repair of long-segment cervical esophageal injury with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap

AU - Sanchez, Juan A.

AU - Panait, Lucian

PY - 2012/7

Y1 - 2012/7

N2 - We present a useful technique for the surgical management of long-segment cervical esophageal tears using a sternocleidomastoid flap with overlying skin patch. The flap is easily accessible, customizable, and offers the ability to repair long segments of cervical and upper thoracic esophageal injuries.

AB - We present a useful technique for the surgical management of long-segment cervical esophageal tears using a sternocleidomastoid flap with overlying skin patch. The flap is easily accessible, customizable, and offers the ability to repair long segments of cervical and upper thoracic esophageal injuries.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862839195&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84862839195&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006

DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.006

M3 - Article

C2 - 22735005

AN - SCOPUS:84862839195

SN - 0003-4975

VL - 94

SP - 305

EP - 307

JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery

JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery

IS - 1

ER -

Surgical repair of long-segment cervical esophageal injury with a sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous flap

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this