Management of delayed esophageal perforations after anterior cervical spinal surgery: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-325

  Dakwar, Elias ^a   Uribe, Juan S ^a   Padhya, Tapan A ^a   Vale, Fernando L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical spine surgery; Esophageal perforation; Management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; MALE; REOPERATION; SPINE SURGERY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISKECTOMY; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 70049091959     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08522     Document Type: Article

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