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Object:   To investigate the efficacy of debridement, open drainage, and early feeding to treat early esophageal fistula complicated with anterior cervical surgery.Methods:   Retrospective analysis was conducted on data from 3154 patients who had undergone anterior cervical surgeries for cervical vertebra diseases between January 2006 and January 2013, in which eight patients had esophageal fistula with five males and three females. Four patients had cervical spinal injuries and four patients had cervical spondylosis. All of whom had postoperative esophageal fistulas and underwent debridement and drainage. The wounds were left open for natural drainage. No drainage devices were placed in surgical sites, and no gastric tubes were placed after surgeries. Such normal food as rice balls but not liquid or semiliquid diet was recommended. Local pressurization was conducted with fists during feeding to prevent food overflowing from orificium fistulae.Results:   Healed esophageal fistulas were achieved in all of the patients after 1–2 weeks treatment. There weren’t recurrent esophageal fistulas and delayed infection found during 2–5 years follow-up. Good swallowing functions and stable cervical vertebrae were achieved in all of the patients. The satisfactory therapeutic effects were achieved in patients with previous neck diseases. Frankel classifications were increased by 1–2 grades in patients with cervical spinal injuries. JOA scores were increased from 9.5 before surgery to 15.5 after surgery in patients with cervical vertebra diseases.Conclusions:   Early postoperative esophageal fistula complication after anterior cervical surgery can successfully be treated by debridement, drainage without gastric tube, and with early oral postoperative feeding but without fluids.

Treatment for early postoperative esophageal fistula complicated with anterior cervical surgery