Dysphagia caused by an anterior cervical osteophyte: case report.
Cervical spondylosis and ankylosing hyperostosis of the cervical vertebrae are commonly asymptomatic. Dysphagia caused by cervical osteophyte formation is rare. We report a case of spondylotic dysphagia with striking radiographic findings. A massive anterior cervical hyperostosis was resected via the anterior cervical approach with excellent relief of dysphagia.
Kodama
M
M
Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Sawada
H
H
Udaka
F
F
Kameyama
M
M
Koyama
T
T
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012913:Snoring / Q000209:etiology; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery