title: Posttraumatic cervical osteophytosis causing progressive dysphagia.
abstract: Dysphagia is a commonly encountered patient complaint. The differential diagnosis for dysphagia is extensive. One long-recognized etiology of dysphagia is cervical osteophytosis. Degenerative joint disease, ankylosing spondylosis, and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) can all cause cervical osteophyte formation. We describe a patient with dysphagia and a large cervical osteophyte. Our case illustrates cervical osteophytosis associated with a history of previous cervical spine trauma. Evaluation and management strategies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex 78234-6200, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: McGarrah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy