Delayed esophageal perforation 17 years after anterior cervical fusion surgery with plating

a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, 3-3-1 Joto-cho, Marugame-shi, Kagawa 763-0013, Japan b Department of Surgery, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, 3-3-1 Joto-cho, Marugame-shi, Kagawa 763-0013, Japan c Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kagawa Rosai Hospital, 3-3-1 Joto-cho, Marugame-shi, Kagawa 763-0013, Japan d Department of Orthopedics, The University of Tokushima, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan e Keihin Health and Science Association Medical Examination Division, 811-1 Kamisakunobe, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-0034, Japan f Miyamoto Orhopedics Hospital, 4-2-63 Kunitomi, Naka-ku, Okayama 703-8236, Japan