Late hypopharyngo-esophageal perforation after cervical spine surgery: Proposal of a therapeutic strategy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 880-886

  Von Rahden, Burkhard H A ^a   Stein, Hubert J ^a   Scherer, Michael A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior plate; Cervical spine surgery; Esophageal perforation; Hypopharyngeal perforation; Osteosynthesis material; Penetration; Perforation; Ventral fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL CONDITION; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNGEAL PERFORATION; HYPOPHARYNX; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORPHOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PATIENT; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 29044432004     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1006-3     Document Type: Article

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