Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis resulting in dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 467-468

  Giddings, C E B ^a,b   Caulfield, H M ^a   Dorward, N L ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b 74 Walpole House ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

AGED; ANKYLOSING HYPEROSTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; HEMICOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPEROSTOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0242576243     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690310001611288     Document Type: Article

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