GIANT ANTERIOR CERVICAL OSTEOPHYTES: A CASE REPORT

J Turk Spinal Surg 2014;25(4):305-308

Hande EZERARSLAN ¹

Burak KAZANCI ²

Raziye Handan NURHAT ³

Gökçe Kaan ATAÇ ⁴

Ersin ERDOĞAN ⁵

1. Specialist, Ufuk University Medical School, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Balgat 06520, Ankara.

2. Surgeon of Neurosurgery, Ufuk University Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Balgat 06520, Ankara.

3. Resident, Ufuk University Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Balgat 06520, Ankara.

4. Ass. Prof., Ufuk University Medical School, Department of Radiology, Balgat 06520, Ankara, Turkey

5. Prof., Ufuk University Medical School, Department of Neurosurgery, Balgat 06520, Ankara.

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Received Date: 12.08.2014

Accepted Date: 24.09.2014

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ABSTRACT

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine and various extra-spinal ligaments. In this article, a 65-year-old male patient with giant osteophytes at the C4–7 levels and complaints of dysphagia and asphyxia is evaluated, together with a literature review.

Keywords:

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), deglutition disorders, spinal osteophytosis, asphyxia.