Giant Cervical Osteophyte: An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia
Published: October 1, 2016 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/20172.8722
Sudhir Kumar Srivastava, Sunil Krishna Bhosale, Tanvi Anoop Lohiya, Rishi Anil Aggarwal
1. Professor, and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
3. Senior Registrar, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, LTMMC and LTMGH, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
4. Senior Registrar, Department of Orthopaedics, Seth GSMC and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Tanvi Anoop Lohiya,
Row House 4, Kanakia Spaces, Eternity, Teen Haath Naka
Thane West - 400604, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: tanvilohiya1987@gmail.com
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.
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