Spondylodiscitis, epidural abscess, and meningitis after transoral robotic surgical resection of a squamous cell carcinoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a minimally invasive technique for resection of tumors of the posterior pharyngeal wall. Rarely, post-TORS cervical spondylodiscitis has been reported in the literature, with high morbidity and mortality. A 64-year-old female with underlying cervical disk disease...

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Main Authors: Seth I. Noorbakhsh, Jeffson C.H. Chung, Meghan T. Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-09-01
Series:Laparoscopic, Endoscopic and Robotic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468900921000372