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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:568-570
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Epidural abscess: a delayed complication of esophageal stenting for benign stricture

Nicholas M. Boulis, MDa, Wendy S. Armstrong, MDb, William F. Chandler, MDa, Mark B. Orringer, MDc

a Section of Neurosurgery, Department of SurgeryUniversityof Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
b Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
c and Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Boulis, Section of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
e-mail: nboulis{at}umich.edu

A case of anterior cervical epidural abscess associated with perforation of an endoscopically placed esophageal stent is presented. Although delayed esophageal perforation is a known complication of endoscopic stenting, no cases presenting with epidural abscess have yet been reported. The increasing application of endoscopic stenting for benign esophageal strictures provides greater opportunity for this type of delayed complication.




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