Improved repair of cervical esophageal fistula complicating anterior spinal fusion: Free omental flap compared with pectoralis major flap. Report of four cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 66-70

  Reid, Russell R ^a   Dutra, José ^a   Conley, David B ^a   Ondra, Stephen L ^a   Dumanian, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Div of Plast and Reconstr Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical fusion; Esophagus; Fistula

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PEDICLED SKIN FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FLAP;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SPINAL FUSION; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0346993676     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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