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- Title
Successful surgical management of a delayed pharyngo-esophageal perforation after anterior cervical spine plating.
- Authors
Solerio D; Ruffini E; Gargiulo G; Camandona M; Raggio E; Solini A; Dei Poli M; Solerio, Dino; Ruffini, Enrico; Gargiulo, Giosué; Camandona, Michele; Raggio, Eleonora; Solini, Antonio; Dei Poli, Marcello
- Abstract
A case report of a 41-year-old man who had a delayed pharyngo-esophageal perforation without instrumentation failure 7 years after anterior cervical spine plating is presented and the literature on this issue is reviewed. This injury resulted from repetitive friction/traction between the retropharyngo-esophageal wall and the cervical plate construct leading to a pseudodiverticulum and perforation. Successful treatment of the perforation was obtained after surgical repair using a sternocleidomastoid muscle flap. This case stresses the necessity of careful long-term follow-up in patients with anterior cervical spine plating for early detection of possible perforation and the use of muscle flap as the treatment of choice during surgical repair.
- Publication
European Spine Journal, 2008, Vol 17, pS280
- ISSN
0940-6719
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00586-007-0578-5