Oesophageal perforation by an anterior cervical fixation device: management in debilitated patients.
par De Moor, V;De Witte, Olivier 
;Zalcman, Marc ;Gelin, Michel ;Le Moine, Olivier ;El Nakadi, Issam
Référence Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica (Ed. multilingue), 68, 2, page (267-269)
Publication Publié, 2005
;Zalcman, Marc ;Gelin, Michel ;Le Moine, Olivier ;El Nakadi, Issam Référence Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica (Ed. multilingue), 68, 2, page (267-269)
Publication Publié, 2005
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Oesophageal perforation following anterior cervical fixation has been reported in the neurosurgical and orthopaedic literature as a rare complication of such procedure. The complications associated with oesophageal perforation may range from minor symptoms to mediastinitis and death. We report two oesophageal perforations following cervical fixation device migration in patients with poor prognosis, managed successfully with conservative surgical and endoscopic techniques. |
