Treatment considerations for cervical and cervicothoracic spondylodiscitis associated with esophageal fistula due to cancer history or accidental injury: a 9-patient case series
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DOI: 10.1007/s00701-019-03985-3
Abstract: The combination of cervical spondylodiscitis and esophageal fistula is rare but life-threatening. Due to both the rarity of these conditions’ coincidence and the complexity and heterogeneity of individual cases, there is no optimal treatment or… read more here.
Keywords: spondylodiscitis associated; cervical spondylodiscitis; treatment; esophageal fistula ... See more keywords
Successful Conservative Management of Delayed Cervical Spondylodiscitis with Epidural Abscess Caused by Esophageal Diverticulitis: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.05.207
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cervical spondylodiscitis with spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is not a rare medical condition and usually requires urgent decompression of neural structures and stabilization of the spine followed by antibiotic therapy for the prevention of… read more here.
Keywords: cervical spondylodiscitis; case; epidural abscess; diverticulitis ... See more keywords