Hyperostosis of anterior cervical vertebrae: a rare cause of dysphagia.
Recently, we treated two cases of dysphagia as a result of anterior cervical osteophytes. The cases were the result of two different aetiologies. Referral was delayed in one case because a general practitioner was under the impression that the condition was untreatable. The aetiology, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
Joseph
M G
MG
Department of Neurosurgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, NSW.
Matheson
J M
JM
Blum
P W
PW
D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging