{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Not Your Typical Sore Throat-A Case Report on Delayed Complications From Cervical Spinal Surgery.
{Author}: Ivanauskas E;Jones KA;
{Journal}: Ann Emerg Med
{Volume}: 83
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024 Jan 6
{Factor}: 6.762
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.005
{Abstract}: Esophageal perforation is an uncommon illness with a mortality rate as high as 50%. It is most frequently caused by iatrogenic instrumentation for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Noniatrogenic spontaneous ruptures account for 15% of cases, followed by traumatic injury and rupture secondary to a foreign body.1 Sore throat is a common emergency medicine complaint with an array of causes and severity of pathology. We report a case of a sore throat resulting from esophageal perforation and prevertebral abscess as delayed complications from an anterior cervical surgery.