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Transient quadriplegia following re-puncture of tracheo-oesophageal fistula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

T.H. Malik ,
K.H. Badran ,
A. Belloso ,
F.R. Rapado  and
J.R. Cherry
T.H. Malik
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR, UK.
K.H. Badran
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR, UK.
A. Belloso
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR, UK.
F.R. Rapado
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR, UK.
J.R. Cherry
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Bolton Road, Blackburn BB2 3LR, UK.
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Abstract

We present a case of a laryngectomized patient who underwent re-puncture of tracheo-oesophageal fistula for speaking valve voice restoration, resulting in a previously unreported inherent complication of this procedure: extradural abscess of the cervical spine with transient quadriplegia.

Keywords

Cervical VertebraeEpidural AbscessLarynx ArtificialQuadriplegia
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 9 , September 2004 , pp. 734 - 736
Copyright
© 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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