title: The development of dysphagia and dysphonia due to anterior cervical osteophytes.
abstract: Cervical osteophytes may cause dysphagia by compressing the esophagus and may cause dysphonia by compressing the larynx and inferior laryngeal nerve. The occurrence of dysphagia and dysphonia due to cervical osteophytes has rarely been reported in literature. In this article, a case, in which the multiple cervical osteophytes were found to be the cause of dysphagia and dysphonia, was evaluated by imaging methods and electrophysiological evaluation of swallowing and the case was discussed in the light of relevant literatures.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. draylayavuz@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbal
authors.forename: Aydan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurtaran
authors.forename: Barin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurcan
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ersoz
authors.forename: Mufit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akyuz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology