• J Spinal Disord Tech · Dec 2002

    Review Case Reports

    Esophageal perforation after fracture of the cervical spine: case report and review of the literature.

    • C Nérot, B Jeanneret, T Lardenois, and C Lépousé.
    • Department of Orthopedics, Hôpital Maison Blanche, Reims, France.
    • J Spinal Disord Tech. 2002 Dec 1;15(6):513-8.

    AbstractWe present a posttraumatic esophageal tear that occurred in a 55-year old patient after a truck accident. He sustained a two-level injury with a type II odontoid fracture and a unilateral fracture of the left superior articular process of C6 with an incomplete quadriplegia at C5. Both lesions were treated nonoperatively. The tear was attributed to the stretching of the esophagus over anterior degenerative spurs at the level of the lesion (C5-C6) during hyperextension. The diagnosis of the esophageal perforation was delayed for 6 days. The treatment consisted of surgical debridement, volume expansion, antibiotic therapy, hyperbaric oxygenation, assisted ventilation, and esophageal exclusion. A complete review of the literature was performed.

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