Esophageal perforation from anterior cervical screw migration

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-209

  Sahjpaul, Ramesh L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical instrumentation; Complication; Esophageal perforation; Screw migration

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; DIATRIZOATE; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; X RAY FILM;

BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 34447632677     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2006.09.032     Document Type: Article

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