title: Dysphagia caused by an anterior cervical osteophyte: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Udaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
mesh_terms: 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