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Oesophageal perforation during stapling of a pharyngeal pouch: adverse clinical incident report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. Hilton  and
A. P. Brightwell
M. Hilton
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.
A. P. Brightwell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.
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Abstract

Endoscopic stapling is a relatively new surgical technique for the treatment of pharyngeal pouch. We present a serious complication of the technique, resulting in a large perforation of the posterior pharyngeal wall, and discuss possible causes.

Keywords

PharynxHypopharynxDiverticulumSurgicalproceduresendoscopicSurgicalstapling
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 7 , July 2000 , pp. 549 - 550
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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