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Posttraumatic cervical osteophytosis causing progressive dysphagia

P D McGarrah1, D Teller

  • 1Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Tex 78234-6200, USA.

Southern Medical Journal
|August 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, can stem from cervical osteophytosis (bony spurs in the neck). This case highlights a patient with dysphagia caused by a large cervical osteophyte, possibly linked to prior neck trauma.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Dysphagia is a frequent patient complaint with a broad differential diagnosis.
  • Cervical osteophytosis is a recognized, though less common, cause of dysphagia.
  • Conditions like diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) contribute to cervical osteophyte formation.