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01-09-2008 | Case Report

Successful surgical management of a delayed pharyngo-esophageal perforation after anterior cervical spine plating

Authors: Dino Solerio, Enrico Ruffini, Giosué Gargiulo, Michele Camandona, Eleonora Raggio, Antonio Solini, Marcello Dei Poli

Published in: European Spine Journal | Special Issue 2/2008

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.

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Title: Successful surgical management of a delayed pharyngo-esophageal perforation after anterior cervical spine plating
Authors: Dino Solerio
Enrico Ruffini
Giosué Gargiulo
Michele Camandona
Eleonora Raggio
Antonio Solini
Marcello Dei Poli
Publication date: 01-09-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue Special Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-007-0578-5

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