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. 2012 Jan;28(1):139-40.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.92477.

Delayed pharyngoesophageal perforation following anterior cervical spine surgery: An incidental finding

Tejesh C Anandaswamy  1 , Vinayak Seenappa Pujari, Shivakumar Shivanna, Ac Manjunath
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Delayed pharyngoesophageal perforation following anterior cervical spine surgery: An incidental finding

Tejesh C Anandaswamy et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
X-ray cervical spine showing partial extrusion of implant and a loose screw
Figure 2
Figure 2
Posterior pharyngoesophageal perforation with extrusion of implants seen on esophagoscopy
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