Ferhat Harman1, Erkan Kaptanoglu2, Askin Esen Hasturk3. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Lefkosa, Mersin 10, Turkey. 2. Marmara University, Institute of Neurological Sciences, P.K.53, Basibuyuk-Maltepe, 34840, Istanbul, Turkey. erkankaptanoglu@gmail.com. 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Oncology Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To review relevant data for the management of esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery. METHODS: A case of delayed esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery has been presented and the relevant literature between 1958 and 2014 was reviewed. A total of 57 papers regarding esophageal perforation following anterior cervical surgery were found and utilized in this review. RESULTS: The treatment options for esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery were discussed and a novel management algorithm was proposed. CONCLUSION: Following anterior cervical surgery, patients should be closely followed up in the postoperative period for risk of esophageal perforation. Development of symptoms like dysphagia, pneumonia, fever, odynophagia, hoarseness, weight loss, and breathing difficulty in patients with a history of previous anterior cervical surgery should alert us for a possible esophageal injury. Review of the literature revealed that conservative treatment is advocated for early and small esophageal perforations. Surgical treatment may be considered for large esophageal defects.
PURPOSE: To review relevant data for the management of esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery. METHODS: A case of delayed esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery has been presented and the relevant literature between 1958 and 2014 was reviewed. A total of 57 papers regarding esophageal perforation following anterior cervical surgery were found and utilized in this review. RESULTS: The treatment options for esophageal perforation after anterior cervical surgery were discussed and a novel management algorithm was proposed. CONCLUSION: Following anterior cervical surgery, patients should be closely followed up in the postoperative period for risk of esophageal perforation. Development of symptoms like dysphagia, pneumonia, fever, odynophagia, hoarseness, weight loss, and breathing difficulty in patients with a history of previous anterior cervical surgery should alert us for a possible esophageal injury. Review of the literature revealed that conservative treatment is advocated for early and small esophageal perforations. Surgical treatment may be considered for large esophageal defects.
Authors: Carlos Guarner-Argente; Vinay Chandrasekhara; Marc S Levine; Paul J Marcotte; Gregory S Weinstein; Gregory G Ginsberg Journal: Gastrointest Endosc Date: 2011-07 Impact factor: 9.427