Successive complications after anterior cervical fixation: pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, fistulization, and cervical spondylitis by Streptococcus milleri – case report and literature review

Successive complications after anterior cervical fixation: pharyngoesophageal diverticulum, fistulization, and cervical spondylitis by Streptococcus milleri – case report and literature review

Abstract Introduction Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum is an uncommon complication after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. Case presentation Our patient was a 48-year-old woman with two previous cervical surgeries with fixation of C4-C5 and C5-C6, the last one in 2003. Two years after...

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Main Authors: Patricia Volkow-Fernández, Beda Islas-Muñoz, Patricio Santillán-Doherty, Enrique Estrada-Lobato, Luis Alva-López, José Ávila-Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pharyngoesophageal diverticulum
Esophageal diverticulum
Anterior cervical spine surgery
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion complications
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2037-4

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