Nasopharyngeal gangrenous abscess with skull base extension caused by Escherichia coli after esophageal dilatation for esophageal reconstruction

BACKGROUND: Esophageal dilatation is the most widely used treatment option for the management of esophageal strictures. Complications include bleeding, brain abscess, esophageal perforation and bacteremia. Nasopharyngeal gangrenous abscess after the esophageal dilatation is very rare. Endonasal endo...

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Autores principales: Lau, Wing-Him, Chang, Wei-Chieh, Tsuei, Yuang-Seng, Cheng, Wen-Yu, Chao, Shao-Ching, Shen, Chiung-Chyi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20975972
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.69383

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20975972
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.69383

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