title: Dysphagia due to anterior cervical osteophyte. Case report.
abstract: A case of 61-year-old man with a 2-year history of progressive difficulty in swallowing solid foods is presented. CT-scan and barium swallow test demonstrated an anterior osteophyte at C6. Resection of the osteophyte resolved the dysphagia. The rarity in the neurosurgical literature, the pathogenesis and the management of this condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Division, Varese Regional Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dario
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scamoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soldati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorizzi
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed