caa a22 4500 388084626 CHVBK 20180307125227.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199904 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0022215100144007 doi S0022215100144007 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0022215100144007 Transpharyngeal approach for the treatment of dysphagia due to Forestier's disease [Elektronische Daten] Forestier's disease (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis) is characterized by extensive spinal osteophyte formation and endo-chondral ossification of paravertebral ligaments and muscles. Dysphagia in the setting of Forestier's disease is a rare and hence often unrecognized entity. The dysphagia is due to mechanical obstruction in the initial stages and later by due to inflammation and fibrosis. Most of these patients are treated conservatively in the initial stages and later by excision of osteophytes through a lateral cervical approach. We present a case of dysphagia due to cervical osteophytes in the setting of Forestier's disease causing narrowing of the pharynx. The patient was treated surgically via a peroral-transpharyngeal route with excellent results. Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999 Cervical vertebrae nationallicence Deglutition disorders nationallicence Spinal osteophytosis nationallicence Hyperostosis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal nationallicence Uppal S. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, Lancashire, UK. Wheatley A. H. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, Lancashire, UK. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/4(1999-04), 366-368 0022-2151 113:4<366 1999 113 JLO https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144007 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215100144007 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Uppal S. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, Lancashire, UK NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wheatley A. H. Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton, Lancashire, UK NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology Cambridge University Press 113/4(1999-04), 366-368 0022-2151 113:4<366 1999 113 JLO CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge