The Changes of Retropharyngeal Space and Retrotracheal Space in Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Study
Chikako Tsuji, Yoshiaki Terao, Hironori Ishizaki, Takashi Egashira, Makoto Fukusaki & Tetsuya Hara · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2017
Aims: Upper airway complications after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery are potentially life threatening. The causes of postoperative airway swelling are tissue swelling in the pharynx in most cases and haematoma in some cases. This study was conducted to id...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31701