title: Cervical osteoarthropathy: an unusual cause of dysphagia.
abstract: METHODS
  A 72-year-old man complained of progressive dysphagia for solids associated with a sensation of foreign body in his throat for 2 years. A barium swallow showed a bridging osteophyte between C4 and C5 vertebrae indenting the oesophagus posteriorly and displacing it anteriorly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  He refused surgical intervention and was given dietary advice. After 6 months, his weight was steady and he was able to swallow semi-solid food without difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. sri@unimed.po.my
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srinivas
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: George
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D001466:Barium Sulfate