Upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte.
A case of severe acute upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte requiring urgent tracheostomy is presented. The patient was treated successfully by resection of the osteophyte followed by cervical fusion.
Demuynck
K
K
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospitals, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium.
Van Calenbergh
F
F
Goffin
J
J
Verschakelen
J
J
Demedts
M
M
Van de Woestijne
K
K
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014139:Tracheostomy