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Adapting Human Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Methods to Detect and Characterize Dysphagia in Murine Disease Models

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Dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes.

Mohammad Saeed Khan, Meghana Bansal, Abhishek Agarwal

The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society

|June 12, 2012

Summary

Cervical osteophytes, or bony spurs, can cause swallowing difficulties. This case highlights a rare instance where osteoarthritis, not Diffuse Idiopathic Spinal Hyperostosis, led to dysphagia from cervical osteophytes.

Area of Science:

Orthopedics
Gastroenterology
Rheumatology

Background:

Cervical osteophytes are common bony outgrowths, typically asymptomatic.
Potential complications include dysphagia, dysphonia, dyspnea, and aspiration.
Common etiologies include osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and Diffuse Idiopathic Spinal Hyperostosis (DISH).

Observation:

Dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes is frequently associated with DISH.
Dysphagia is considered rare in the context of osteoarthritis.
A patient presented with dysphagia attributed to anterior cervical osteophytes.

Findings:

The patient's dysphagia was caused by anterior cervical osteophytes.
Osteoarthritis was identified as the underlying condition, a rare cause of such symptoms.

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This case challenges the typical understanding of osteophyte-induced dysphagia etiology.

Implications:

Highlights the importance of considering osteoarthritis in the differential diagnosis of cervical osteophyte-related dysphagia.
Suggests that anterior cervical osteophytes from osteoarthritis can lead to significant swallowing impairment.
Underscores the need for thorough etiological investigation in patients with cervical osteophytes and dysphagia.