Contralateral Pectoralis Flap for Repair of Spinal Hardware-Associated Fistula

Ariel M Azhdam; Michela Borrelli; Ryan K Orosco

doi:10.1177/01455613211039043

Contralateral Pectoralis Flap for Repair of Spinal Hardware-Associated Fistula

Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Sep;100(6_suppl):884S-887S. doi: 10.1177/01455613211039043.

Authors

Ariel M Azhdam^{1

2}, Michela Borrelli¹, Ryan K Orosco^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Cedars-Sinai Sinus Center of Excellence, 22494Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² Chicago Medical School, 97174Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 8784University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
⁴ Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA, USA.

PMID: 34550017
DOI: 10.1177/01455613211039043

Abstract

We report a case of a recurrent hypopharyngeal fistula following spinal hardware placement that required multiple procedures. The course was complicated by a medication error and ultimately the fistula resolved after contralateral pectoralis muscle flap.

Keywords: contralateral pectoralis flap; hypopharyngeal fistula; neck abscess; sternocleidomastoid (SCM).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diskectomy / adverse effects
Female
Fistula / etiology
Fistula / surgery*
Humans
Hypopharynx / surgery*
Middle Aged
Pectoralis Muscles / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Recurrence
Spinal Fusion / adverse effects
Spinal Fusion / instrumentation*
Surgical Flaps*