caa a22 4500 467935769 CHVBK 20180406152956.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20061001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00455-006-9049-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00455-006-9049-0 Anterior Cervical Osteophytes Causing Dysphagia and Dyspnea: An Uncommon Entity Revisited [Elektronische Daten] [Roland Giger, Pavel Dulguerov, Michael Payer] Large anterior cervical osteophytes can occur in degeneration of the cervical spine or in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). We present the case of an 83-year-old patient with progressive dysphagia and acute dyspnea, necessitating emergency tracheotomy. Voluminous anterior cervical osteophytes extending from C3 to C7 and narrowing the pharyngoesophageal segment by external compression and bilateral vocal fold immobility were diagnosed radiologically and by fiberoptic laryngoscopy. Surgical removal of all osteophytes led to the resolution of symptoms. Dyspnea with or without dysphagia caused by hypertrophic anterior cervical osteophytes is an uncommon entity. The exhaustive diagnostic workup proposed in the literature could be simplified by using fiberoptic laryngoscopy and dynamic videofluoroscopy. The causes, treatment, and outcome are discussed. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2007 Anterior cervical osteophytes nationallicence Dyspnea nationallicence Dysphagia nationallicence Deglutition nationallicence Deglutition disorders nationallicence Giger Roland Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut Dulguerov Pavel Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut Payer Michael Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut Dysphagia Springer-Verlag 21/4(2006-10-01), 259-263 0179-051X 21:4<259 2006 21 455 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-006-9049-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-006-9049-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Giger Roland Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dulguerov Pavel Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Payer Michael Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Dysphagia Springer-Verlag 21/4(2006-10-01), 259-263 0179-051X 21:4<259 2006 21 455 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer