title: Giant Cervical Osteophyte: An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia.
abstract: Dysphagia due to skeletal causes is a rare entity. A large cervical osteophyte can cause mechanical compression of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment leading to dysphagia. Large cervical osteophytes can occur in cervical spondylosis, ankylosing spondylitis or Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH). A 60-year-old female came with progressive dysphagia due to a giant cervical osteophyte anterior to C4 and C5 vertebral bodies causing compression of the pharyngo-oesophageal segment. The patient was treated by surgical excision of the osteophyte by orthopaedic surgeons. The patient had complete relief of dysphagia following excision of the osteophyte.
authors.affiliation: Professor, and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital , Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital , Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Sunil Krishna
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhosale
authors.affiliation: Senior Registrar, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, LTMMC and LTMGH , Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Tanvi Anoop
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Lohiya
authors.affiliation: Senior Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital , Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Rishi Anil
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
keywords: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; Pharyngo-oesophageal segment; Surgical excision