Esophageal Perforation Due to Revision of Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Cem Yılmaz 1, Serdar Kabataş 1 * , Salih Gülsen 1, İlker Coven 1, Hakan Caner 1
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1 Baskent University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Oesophageal perforation is a rare but potentially life threatening complication due to anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS). In this report, we present a 55-year-old woman with a complication of oesophageal injury following an ACSS with a successful outcome.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2010, Volume 7, Issue 2, 210-212

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82854

Publication date: 12 Apr 2010

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