title: Hypertrophic cervical osteophytes causing dysphagia. A review.
abstract: Problems associated with osteophytes of the spine are frequently called to the attention of the neurosurgeon. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (Forestier's disease) is a common disorder of the spine; a small but important number of these patients present with spondylitic dysphagia. Anterior cervical decompression restores esophageal function. A patient with Forestier's disease is reported, and Forestier's disease is compared and contrasted with other disorders of the spine.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery