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In cancer of the gastroesophageal junction or thoracic esophagus, the use of a gastric tube may be convenient in replacing the removed esophagus with an esophagogastric anastomosis if a sufficient length of stomach can be procured after cancer resection. When the stomach is not available, however, a colon bypass may be used if prior colonoscopic evaluation shows no evidence of intrinsic or extrinsic lesions in the wall of the colon. At the time of the operation, the colon is explored carefully to rule out the presence of any lesions that would compromise its suitability as bypass.
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Karakousis, C.P. (2015). Colonic Interposition for Esophageal Replacement. In: Atlas of Operative Procedures in Surgical Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1634-4_30
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