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Symptomatic Anterior Cervical Osteophyte Causing Dysphagia: Case Report, Imaging, and Review of the Literature

Anterior cervical osteophytes are found in 20-30% of elderly patients. Rarely, severe osteophytes can cause dysphagia, dysphonia, and dyspnea. Here, we illustrate a case of severe dysphagia caused by a large post-traumatic osteophyte with oropharyngeal swallow study showing a significant mass effect...

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Pubblicato in:Cureus
Autori principali: Chen, Yi-Ren, Sung, Kwang, Tharin, Suzanne
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Cureus 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4779080/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27004150
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.473
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