Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine: An underestimated cause of dysphagia and airway obstruction

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1058-1067

  Verlaan, Jorrit Jan ^a   Boswijk, Petronella F E ^a   De Ru, Jacob A ^b   Dhert, Wouter J A ^a   Oner, F Cumhur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH); Dysphagia; Epidemiology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACKACHE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPHONIA; DYSPNEA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPEROSTOSIS; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; LIGAMENT; NECK PAIN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ODYNOPHAGIA; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RADICULOPATHY; RANGE OF MOTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETINOL INTOXICATION; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STRIDOR; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; TRACHEOSTOMY; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANKYLOSING HYPEROSTOSIS;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPEROSTOSIS, DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL;

EID: 84555198383     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.09.014     Document Type: Review

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