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Prolonged Airway Obstruction after Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion : A Case Report and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Morita, Masahiro
Nobuta, Masuhiro
Nakamura, Hiroaki
Naruse, Hirotsune
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this paper was to inform the reader that prolonged upper airway obstruction after posterior cervical spine surgery is a possible complication for patients with metastatic tumor of upper cervical spine.
A 49-year-old man presented severe neck pain during posture changes due to metastatic spinal tumor of C2.
Occipitocervical fusion following removal of the posterior arch of C1 and laminectomy of C2 via the single posterior approach was performed 2 weeks after radiation therapy.
After the surgery, life-threatening airway obstruction due to pharyngeal oedema occurred immediately after extubation that required emergency tracheostomy.
The airway obstruction did not improve well during the patient's postoperative course.
Once pharyngeal oedema occurs in patients with metastatic tumor of upper cervical spine who undergo posterior cervical spine surgery following radiation therapy to the neck, the pharyngeal oedema may be constant for a long period of time.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Morita, Masahiro& Nobuta, Masuhiro& Naruse, Hirotsune& Nakamura, Hiroaki. 2011. Prolonged Airway Obstruction after Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion : A Case Report and Literature Review. Advances in Orthopedics،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Morita, Masahiro…[et al.]. Prolonged Airway Obstruction after Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion : A Case Report and Literature Review. Advances in Orthopedics No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Morita, Masahiro& Nobuta, Masuhiro& Naruse, Hirotsune& Nakamura, Hiroaki. Prolonged Airway Obstruction after Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion : A Case Report and Literature Review. Advances in Orthopedics. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498444
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498444