[Disphagia secondary to cervical osteophytes].
Disphagia is a common cause of medical query in the ENT field, in which could be involved a variety of medical reason. One of those is the extrinsic compression of the digestive tract due to a tumoral process, or as the case we report, secundary to a large osteophyte at the anterior side of the cervical spine, after a surgical intervention in this area.
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Servicio de Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital Clinico Virgen de la Victoria de Malaga. btorresm@telepolis.com
Serrano
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Meschian Coretti
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D000328:Adult; D001174:Arthrodesis; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome