title: Chronic bone abscess as an unusual cause of dysphagia.
abstract: Chronic infections following cervical spine surgery are rare. Here we describe an unusual case presenting five years after anterior spinal fusion.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, St. Mary's Hospital, London.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waldron
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stafford
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Birch
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed