Dysphagia caused by anterior cervical osteophytes: a case report.
This 79-year-old man had a several-year history of dysphagia. On presentation, he spoke with difficulty but was not short of breath, and hemoptysis was present. A 17-mm osteophyte anterior to C3-C4 encroached on the posterior aspect of the oral pharynx and esophagus. The patient underwent C3-C6 anterior ostectomy; recovery was complete within 4 weeks.
Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, Foundation for Research, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA.
S Craig
SC
Humphreys
Scott D
SD
Hodges
Jason C
JC
Eck
Jamie
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Griffin
D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery