Barros Filho T E, Oliveira R P, Basile Júnior R, Dias M D
Institudo de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina de São Paulo.
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 1994 May-Jun;49(3):128-30.
The esophageal injuries as complications of the anterior approach to the cervical spine are rare. The authors present a case of esophageal perforation with a screw employed in an anterior fixation of the cervical spine.