An unusual cause of dysphagia: "DISHphagia".
Progressive dysphagia and dyspnoea presenting after major neck trauma can occasionally be secondary to post-traumatic inflammation and mass effect associated with a calcified osteophytic anterior longitudinal ligament, a frequent finding in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, though rarely enough to cause such symptoms. In these circumstances, surgical decompression may prove effective.
Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST , Genova , Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
anterior longitudinal ligament; cervical spine; diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; dysphagia; dyspnoea