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  • Title: [Dysphagia due to a cervical osteophyte: a case report].
    Author: Gençay S, Yavuz H, Yilmazer C.
    Journal: Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg; 2003 Jun; 10(6):240-3. PubMed ID: 13679692.
    Abstract:
    Cervical osteophytes and other hypertrophic changes of the cervical spine may lead to dysphagia, odynophagia, otalgia, and sensation of a foreign body in the throat when they protrude from the anterior edge of the cervical vertebrae to the pharynx or upper esophagus. A fifty-three-year-old male patient presented with a complaint of dysphagia. Physical examination showed no abnormality. Barium esophagography revealed osteophytic spurs in the anterior aspect of C4-5 vertebrae, in close approximation to the inlet of esophagus, obstructing the esophagus passage by external compression. Anti-inflammatory therapy administered for three weeks did not provide relief of the patient's complaint. Surgical treatment recommended was refused by the patient.
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