Pyogenic spondylodiscitis of the lumbar spine related to anastomotic fistula after surgery for esophageal cancer: a case report

Pyogenic spondylodiscitis of the lumbar spine related to anastomotic fistula after surgery for esophageal cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare complication of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Case presentation A 70-year-old Japanese man, with a previous medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and laryngeal cancer, received neoadjuvant chemo...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Akama, Takeshi Matsutani, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Hiroki Umezawa, Tsutomu Nomura, Hidetsugu Hanawa, Keisuke Mishima, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-06-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pyogenic spondylodiscitis
Esophageal cancer
Cervical anastomotic fistula
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00922-w

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