Cervical vertebral osteophyte as a rare cause of dysphagia: a report of three cases

Tülin Durgun Yetim; Yasemin Bilgin Karabacak; Hanifi Bayaroğuları; Ayşen Taslak Şengül; Nilgün Üstün

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.6374

Tülin Durgun Yetim¹, Yasemin Bilgin Karabacak², Hanifi Bayaroğuları³, Ayşen Taslak Şengül², Nilgün Üstün⁴

¹Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye
²Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Samsun, Türkiye
³Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye
⁴Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Hatay, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.6374

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (ankylosing hyperostosis, Forestiers disease, spondylitis ossificans ligamentosa) is a chronic disease characterized by the widespread spinal osteofit formation due to enchondral ossification of paravertebral ligament and muscles. Treatment is primarily based on dietary changes and anti-inflammatory therapy in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis patients suffering from dysphagia. Surgery should be considered in patients with a severe clinical status. In this article, we report three patients and discuss the diagnosis and treatment in the light of literature.

Keywords : Dysphagia; idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis; rare

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