| Autor: |
Solerio, Dino, Ruffini, Enrico, Gargiulo, Giosu&a#x00E9;, Camandona, Michele, Raggio, Eleonora, Solini, Antonio, Dei Poli, Marcello |
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European Spine Journal; Sep2008 Supplement 2, Vol. 17, p280-284, 5p, 4 Black and White Photographs |
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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