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Adapting Human Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study Methods to Detect and Characterize Dysphagia in Murine Disease Models
Published on: March 1, 2015
[Forestier's syndrome: a rare cause of dysphagia]
Mahmut Özkırış1, Aylin Okur, Zeliha Kapusuz
1Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty of Bozok University, 66000 Yozgat, Turkey. mozkiris@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
Forestier's syndrome (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) is characterized by ossification of the anterolateral aspect of at least four contiguous vertebral bodies. The exact etiology is unclear. Diagnosis is made by radiologic examinations. In this report, we present a case of Forestier's syndrome who admitted with complaints of dysphagia, cervical pain and dyspnea. The diagnosis was based on radiological examinations. Clinic and radiological characteristics of our case were discussed in the light of literature data.
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