title: Spontaneous esophageal perforation leading to vertebral osteomyelitis and spinal cord compression.
authors.affiliation: Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Unit, The Alfred Hospital Monash University Department of Surgery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. alexandra.g.abel@gmail.com
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nottle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000379:methods; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000379:methods; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000209:etiology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015607:Stents; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*