DISH of the cervical spine causing epiglottis impingement.
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterized by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses; it mainly affects the vertebral column. We report the case of a patient with pharyngeal dysphagia and episodic aspiration secondary to DISH involvement of the cervical spine, which had caused alteration in the epiglottic tilt mechanism during deglutition.
Bartalena
Tommaso
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Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Buia
Francesco
F
Borgonovi
Alberto
A
Rinaldi
Maria Francesca
MF
Modolon
Cecilia
C
Bassi
Francesco
F