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Julio Rama-López1, Meritxell Tomás-Fernandez1, César García-Garza1
1Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, University Hospital Son Espases, Palma Mallorca, Spain.
Background:
Anterior cervical fixation has been used since 1967 for multiple pathologies like traumatism, compressive myelopathy, or spinal infections.
Methods:
We report the case of a patient who had undergone cervical spine surgery 10 years previously and presented to our clinic with a pharyngeal fistula due to surgical screw displacement that was treated by transoral endoscopic surgery.
Results:
The immediate postoperative period occurred without incidence and complete odynophagia resolution. The patient was discharged home the fourth day after surgery. Follow-up after 1 year showed no evidence of spinal fixation hardware mobilization.
Conclusion:
We consider the transoral endoscopic approach a feasible low comorbidity technique to treat anterior cervical plate mobilization with pharyngeal and pharyngoesophageal perforations.
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