Pyogenic spondylodiscitis of the lumbar spine related to anastomotic fistula after surgery for esophageal cancer: a case report
Abstract Background Pyogenic spondylodiscitis is an extremely rare complication of esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. Case presentation A 70-year-old Japanese man, with a previous medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, and laryngeal cancer, received neoadjuvant chemo...
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| Main Authors: | Yuichi Akama, Takeshi Matsutani, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Hiroki Umezawa, Tsutomu Nomura, Hidetsugu Hanawa, Keisuke Mishima, Nobuhiko Taniai, Hiroshi Yoshida |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Surgical Society
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00922-w |
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