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Dysphagia secondary to invasive candidiasis of a jejunal free flap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. A. Ayshford ,
R. M. Walsh  and
J. C. Watkinson
C. A. Ayshford*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
R. M. Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
J. C. Watkinson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr C. A. Ayshford, Department of Otolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TN
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Abstract

The presence of a mass in a jejunal free flap that causes dysphagia less than two years after a pharyngolaryngectomy for carcinoma usually indicates tumour recurrence. We present a case of invasive candidiasis of a jejunal free flap presenting with dysphagia and a mass. To our knowledge this is previously unreported. Such a cause should always be considered in the differential diagnosis, as early recognition and treatment are likely, to result in a favourable outcome.

Keywords

CandidiasisSurgical flaps
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 11 , November 1998 , pp. 1090 - 1091
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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