Esophageal injury from thoracic pedicle screw placement in a polytrauma patient: a case report and literature review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors present a case report illustrating a visceral complication that may occur as result of thoracic pedicle screw placement. The case describes the previously unreported occurrence of esophageal impingement secondary to anterior vertebral body perforation by a pedicle screw at the third thoracic vertebra. This case highlights the challenge of thoracic pedicle screw placement and the importance of preoperatively measuring the maximum anterior-posterior dimension of the vertebral body.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Screws
- Esophagus
- Multiple Trauma
- Spinal Fractures
- Thoracic Vertebrae
- Wounds, Penetrating
Anatomy
- thoracic spine