Abstract
Cervical spondylosis and ankylosing hyperostosis of the cervical vertebrae are commonly asymptomatic. Dysphagia caused by cervical osteophyte formation is rare. We report a case of spondylotic dysphagia with striking radiographic findings. A massive anterior cervical hyperostosis was resected via the anterior cervical approach with excellent relief of dysphagia.
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Kodama, M., Sawada, H., Udaka, F. et al. Dysphagia caused by an anterior cervical osteophyte: case report. Neuroradiology 37, 58–59 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588521
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