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Case Report
Expectoration of anterior cervical implant after 15 years: A rare case report
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2 Assistant Professor, Department of ENT, Heritage Institute of Medical Science, Varanasi, India
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Ayusman Satapathy
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,
India
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Article ID: 100054S05AS2021
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Satapathy A, Choubey T. Expectoration of anterior cervical implant after 15 years: A rare case report. Edorium J Surg 2021;8:100054S05AS2021.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a widely practiced procedure. Various complications of ACDF are described but extrusion implant construct from mouth is extremely rare.
Case Report: A 37-year-old young gentleman with history of ACDF surgery 15 years back reported to our outpatient department (OPD) with complain of coughing out one anterior cervical plate and two screws. On follow-up the patient was asymptomatic and absolutely fine.
Conclusion: Though rare the above-mentioned complication is not inevitable after so many years of surgery. Proper position of implant with good purchase of screws are the most important parameter to avoid such complication in future.
Keywords: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), Cough out implant, Implant expectoration
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Author Contributions:
Ayusman Satapathy - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Tanvi Choubey - Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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