Open AccessCervical arthrodesis penetrated into the esophagus detected by gastroscopy
Author(s) -
Gisselle Cordón,
Cristina Sánchez Montes,
Macarena Barreda Solana,
Vicente Pons-Beltrán
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2019.6222/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , arthrodesis , esophagus , surgery , general surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
We present the case of a 76-year-old male who underwent arthrodesis due to a C7 fracture, which was complicated by an esophageal perforation and required primary surgical closure.