Esophageal perforation caused by dislocated cervical plate five years after cervical spine surgery – a rare complication

Czech version

Authors: Radek Pohnán ¹ ; P. Vaněk ²; K. Menclová ¹; J. Kalvach ¹; D. Netuka ²
Authors‘ workplace: Chirurgická klinika 2. LF UK a ÚVN, Praha ¹; Neurochirurgická a neuroonkologická, klinika 1. LF UK a ÚVN, Praha ²
Published in: Cesk Slov Neurol N 2019; 82(5): 577-579
Category: Letter to Editor
doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019577

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The authors declare they have no potential conflicts of interest concerning drugs, products, or services used in the study.

The Editorial Board declares that the manuscript met the ICMJE “uniform requirements” for biomedical papers.

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