Stramandinoli E, Ayache S, de la Roche Saint Andre G, Strunski V
Service d'ORL et de Chirurgie de la face et du cou, CHU-Hôpital Nord, Place V. Pauchet 80000 Amiens.
Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 2001 Dec;118(6):382-5.
Cervical spondylodiscitis is described more often in children than in adults. Many cases occur after cervical or facial surgery, usually as a complication after difficult intubation, endoscopy or foreign body extraction. We report the first case of cervical spondylodiscitis occurring subsequent to secondary tracheoesophageal puncture for implantation of a phonatory prosthesis. Signs were not specific leading to difficult diagnosis and treatment. We discuss the impact of bacterial contamination during tracheoesophageal puncture.
