Analysis of recurrent cervical abscess: a case report.
10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2025.06.014
- Author:
Junxin WANG
1
;
Hui WANG
1
;
Maogang SUN
1
;
Endong ZHANG
1
;
Zhonghua ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology，the Affiliated Weihai Second Municipal Hospital of Qingdao University，Weihai，264200，China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
anterior cervical surgery;
cervical abscess;
esophageal fistula;
thyroid radiofrequency ablation
- MeSH:
Humans;
Abscess;
Recurrence;
Neck;
Female;
Adult;
Fracture Fixation, Internal
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2025;39(6):574-577
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This report presents a case of esophageal fistula with recurrent cervical abscess as the initial symptom. The patient underwent anterior cervical fracture reduction and internal fixation in 2021 due to trauma. In 2023, the patient received radiofrequency ablation for bilateral thyroid lobe lesions, after which recurrent cervical abscesses occurred over an 8-month period. Fiberoptic laryngoscopy with the biopsy channel insufflation method revealed a large esophageal fistula at the esophageal inlet. After removing the internal fixation plate, the patient received daily wound care, and serial fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed spontaneous healing of the esophageal fistula. During the 1-year follow-up, no recurrence of cervical abscess was observed, and the esophageal fistula healed well.
