Esophageal perforation. A rare complication after operation of degenerative and traumatic pathology of the cervical spine;Die osophagusperforation. Eine seltene komplikation der operation degenerativer und traumatischer halswirbelsaulenleiden

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 562-567

  Lindhorst, E ^a,b   Encke, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior approach; Cervical spine; Esophageal perforation; PMMA

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032806106     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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