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. 2011 Jun;13(6):440-1.

Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Oesophago-cutaneous fistula due to a broken titanium plate of anterior cervical plate fixation

N N Kawoosa¹, A R Bhat, B R Zargar

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PMID: 22737511
PMCID: PMC3371924

Oesophago-cutaneous fistula due to a broken titanium plate of anterior cervical plate fixation

N N Kawoosa et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2011 Jun.

. 2011 Jun;13(6):440-1.

Epub 2011 Jun 1.

Authors

N N Kawoosa¹, A R Bhat, B R Zargar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, 190011, India.

PMID: 22737511
PMCID: PMC3371924

No abstract available

Keywords: Anterior cervical plate; Cervical spine; Complication; Esophago-cutaneous fistula; fixation.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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