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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 3/2019

01-03-2019 | Stanford Multidisciplinary Seminars

The Turn of the Screw: A Tale of Dysphagia

Authors: Nathan S. Ramrakhiani, George Triadafilopoulos

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 3/2019

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A 49-year-old Caucasian woman was initially evaluated with a four-month history of throat pain, difficulty swallowing, and hoarseness. She denied upper extremity pain, paresthesias, numbness, or weakness, and reported no gait disturbances or bowel or bladder dysfunction. Her past history was significant for a motor vehicle accident 17 years prior, with cervical spine injury leading to radiculopathy. She subsequently underwent anterior cervical decompression, spinal fusion, and insertion of an integrated cage and plate system without any perioperative complications. …
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Metadata
Title
The Turn of the Screw: A Tale of Dysphagia
Authors
Nathan S. Ramrakhiani
George Triadafilopoulos
Publication date
01-03-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-018-5266-2

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