title: Forestier's disease presenting with dysphagia and disphonia.
abstract: Forestier's disease, also known as diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), is a pathology of vertebral bodies characterised by exuberant osteophytis formation. Forestier's disease is usually managed conservatively. Surgical resection of the osteophytes is reported to be an effective treatment for severe cases and/ or cases with airway obstruction. We report a 55-year-old man presenting with 6 months' progressive dysphagia and dysphonia. He was managed successfully with an anterior cervical osteophytectomy without fusion. A literature review is included.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Beaujon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jaafar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Najib
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Beaujon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goutagny
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Beaujon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peyre
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Beaujon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Faillot
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Beaujon, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalamarides
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D055154:Dysphonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male
keywords: Forestier's disease; disphonia; dysphagia