title: Dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes: a controversial entity revisited.
abstract: Although cervical osteophytes have been reported to cause dysphagia, most remain clinically silent. A case of osteophytic dysphagia is reported in which an unusually large osteophytic ridge caused marked deviation and narrowing of the cervical esophagus. The subject of osteophytic dysphagia is reviewed.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications*