Anterior spinal artery syndrome after esophagectomy: A rare complication;Spinalis-anterior-syndrom nach thoracoabdomineller oesophagusresektion: Eine seltene komplikation

Chirurg

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 902-905

  Boedeker, H ^a,b   Schmidt, J ^a   Zirngibl, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior spinal artery syndrome; Carcinoma of esophagus; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINAL CORD; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORACOTOMY; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0031229409     PISSN: 00094722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001040050292     Document Type: Article

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