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Letter to the Editor
Author(s) -
Ahmed Khocht,
Malvin Janal,
Steven Schleifer,
Steven Keller
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.2003.74.11.1694
Subject(s) - citation , computer science , information retrieval , library science
may have early complications as transposed colon ischemia and anastomotic fistula. Late complications as anastomotic stricture “redundant graft”, ulceration, colitis, perforation, diverticulitis, or tumor in the colonic segment are reported4,5. Must be remembered that colorectal cancer has a high incidence; is the third leading cause of cancer diagnosed in men and second among women in the world12 and this colonic segment has a risk for malignancy too. There are 21 cases of adenoma/adenocarcinoma in transposed colon described in literature1,3-7. This case shows that all patient underwent to esophagocoloplasty and develops dysphagia during late follow-up should be investigated for malignancy and the initial diagnosis of stenosis of the esophagocolic anastomosis without biopsy should be evoid.