A Case of Esophageal Perforation Following Anterior Cervical Plate Fixation in Whom the Post-operative Esophageal Stricture Was Successfully Treated by Endoscopic Esophageal Incision

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Esophageal perforation is among the rare complications of anterior cervical spine surgery. There are no published reports to date of esophageal stricture occurring after the treatment of esophageal perforation developing as a complication of cervical spine surgery. In this study, we report a case of esophageal stricture occurring after treatment of an esophageal perforation that developed as a complication of anterior cervical plate fixation, which was successfully treated by endoscopic incision.