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The data about outcomes and complications of the diversionary procedure are short and they refer to small cohort with brief follow\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This retrospective study analyzed data of 48 patients, mean aged 34.3\u2009years (range, 22\u201358\u2009years), undergoing the creation of a diversion loop in two stages. Patients complained of aspiration, choking, and dysphagia. Swallowing disorders were caused by corrosive injury, radiation damage, or neurologic injury, and were investigated through laryngoscopy and esophagography. A diversion loop was created in 45 cases with free jejunal flap and in 3 cases with radial forearm flap. Complications, functional outcomes, and revision rate were reviewed. The mean follow\u2010up was 26.3 months.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We reported one failure (2%) and one partial necrosis of the free flaps. The most frequent complication was hematoma (8%). One case of esophagocutaneous fistula (2%) and two cases of stricture (4%) were also observed. Forty\u2010two patients (87%) took all of the daily diet from their mouths through the diversionary conduit. A poor functional outcome was significantly associated with pre\u2010operative radiotherapy (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u2009.0001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The diversion loop offers an alternative route for alimentation. Patients are freed from their choking obsession; moreover, they are rehabilitated into society without the drawbacks of permanent jejunostomy feeding. The technique was upgraded with caudal marginal mandibulectomy to improve the outcomes. 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