Traumatic heart perforation by a D5 osteophyte: A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-352

  Sauvageau, Anny ^a   Kremer, Célia ^a   Racette, Stéphanie ^a  

^a Édifice Wilfrid Derome   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649032256     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.4.350     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Alaani A., Hogg R. and Johnson A.P. (2004) Chronic throat symptoms cured by osteophyte excision. J. R. Soc. Med. 97, 181-2.
2. Babores M. and Finnerty J.P. (1998) Aspiration pneumonia secondary to giant cervical osteophyte formation (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis or Forrestier's disease): a case report. Chest 114 (5), 1481-2.
3. Beers M.H. and Berkow R. (1999) The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (17th ed.) Whitehouse Station, NJ, Merck & Co.
4. Bernad P.G. and Perlo V.P. (1980) Horner syndrome with causalgia. Neurology 30, 534-5.
5. Childs S.G. (2004) Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis: Forestier's disease. Orthop. Nurs. 23(6), 375-82.
6. Demuynck K., Van Calenbergh F., Goffin J., Verschakelen J., Demedts M. and Van de Woestijne K. (1995) Upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte. Chest 108, 283-4.
7. Flynn J.M. (1991) Anterior cervical osteophytes causing dysphagia. Bol. Asoc. Med. PR. 83 (2), 47-53.
8. Humphreys S.C., Hodges S.D., Eck J.C and Griffin J. (2002) Dysphagia caused by anterior cervical osteophytes: a case report. Am. J. Orthop. 31 (7), 417-9.
9. Khan A., Farnan T., Hall S.J. and McClure M.J. (2004) Cervical osteophyte causing perforation of the nasopharynx. Ulster. Med. J. 73 (1), 57-8.
10. Leon J.A., Calamia K.T. and Leventhal J.P. (2000) Chronic obstructive pneumonia caused by a vertebral body osteophyte. Mayo Clin. Proc. 75 (2), 185-8.
11. Marks B., Schober E. and Swoboda H. (1998) Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis causing obstructing laryngeal edema. Eur. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol. 255 (5), 256-8.
12. Matan A.J., Hsu J. and Fredrickson B.A. (2002) Management of respiratory compromise caused by cervical osteophytes: a case report and review of the literature. Spine J. 2 (6), 456-9.
13. Minami H., Ueki O., Hashimoto M., Mukai H., Tada M. and Kawaguchi K. (2004) Acute urinary retention associated with fractured osteophyte. Urology 63 (4), 778-80.
14. Mineo J.F., Person H., Dam Hieu P., Bostan A. and Besson G. (2001) Dysphagia and cervical bony spurs [in French]. Neurochirurgie. 47 (2-3), 140-2.
15. Ozgocmen S., Kiris A., Kocakoc E. and Ardicoglu O. (2002) Osteophyte-induced dysphagia: report of three cases. Joint Bone Spine. 69, 226-9.
16. Papakostas K., Thakar A., Nandapalan V. and O'Sullivan G. (1999) An unusual case of stridor due to osteophytes of the cervical spine (Forestier's disease). J. Laryngol. Otol. 113 (1), 65-7.
17. Rabii R., el Mrini M., Hafiani M., Debbagh A. and Benjelloun S. (1997) An unusual cause of renal colic. An osteophyte of L3, operated successfully [in French]. Ann. Urol. 31 (4), 181-3.
18. Resnick D. and Niwayama G. (1976) Radiographic and pathologic features of spinal involvement in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Radiology 119, 559-68.
19. Resnick D., Shapiro R., Weisner K., Niwayama G., Utsinger P.D. and Shaul S.R. (1978) Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 7, 153-87.
20. Rosenberg A.E. (2004) Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (7th ed.) Philadelphia, PA, WB Saunders, p. 1273-324.
21. Rosengart A., Hedges T.R. 3rd, Teal P.A., DeWitt L.D., Wu J.K., Wolpert S. and Caplan L.R. (1993) Intermittent downbeat nystagmus due to vertebral artery compression. Neurology 43, 216-8.
22. Sarzi-Puttini P. and Atzeni F. (2004) New developments in our understanding of DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis). Curr. Opin. Rheumatol. 16 (3), 287-92.
23. Shinohara N., Kohno K., Takeda S., Ohta S. and Sakaki S. (1998) A case of bow hunter's stroke caused by bilateral vertebral artery occlusive change on head rotation to the right [in Japanese]. No. Shinkei. Geka. 26 (5), 417-22.
24. Sudhakar C.B., al Hakeem M., Quader M.A., MacArthur J.D. and Shear P. (1997) Anterior cervical osteophytes: a rare cause of dysphagia. Conn. Med. 61 (6), 323-5.
25. Underberg-Davis S. and Levine M.S. (1991) Giant thoracic osteophyte causing esophageal food impaction. Am. J. Roentgenol. 157 (2), 319-20.
26. Yamaguchi S., Sakata K., Nakayama K. and Shigemori M. (2003) A case of embolic infraction originating from extracranial vertebral artery stenosis by cervical spondylosis at C5/6: its pathogenesis and surgical treatment [in Japanese]. No. Shinkei. Geka. 31 (10), 1111-6.