title: [Dysphagia due to cervical spine involvement in ankylosing spondylitis].
abstract: Here we present a case of a patient with a massive ossification of annulus fibrosus and longitudinal ligament at the level C3-C4, C4-C5 and C5-C6, also called the Van Swaay bridge. One can observe a propulsion of the pharingeal tissue at the level of the massive Van Swaay bridge between C5 and C6 which caused pressure and dysphagia.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju Medicinskog fakulteta u Klinickoj bolnici Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jajić
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikić
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jajić
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology