title: Dysphagia Caused by Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis.
abstract: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, or Forestier disease, is a relatively common disease in the elderly population. Although reported in the orthopedic and rheumatology literature, it has not, to date, been reported in the maxillofacial or dental literature. It is a disease entity that often presents with head and neck symptoms that might go unrecognized by the consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Former Senior Fellow, Head and Neck Surgery/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA. Electronic address: rjsmar1@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.affiliation: Gamble Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ghali
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods