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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct 15:2017:bcr2017222512.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-222512.

Dysphagia due to DISH-related anterior osteophytes: DISHphagia!!

Jaslovleen Kaur  1 , Jagandeep Singh Virk  2
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Case Reports

Dysphagia due to DISH-related anterior osteophytes: DISHphagia!!

Jaslovleen Kaur et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: degenerative joint disease; neurology; radiology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Radiograph of the neck (lateral view) showing large anterior cervical osteophytes at the level of C3, C4, C5, C6. Also, an anterior cervical metallic plate with screw fixation can be appreciated in situ at the level of the C5–C6 vertebral body.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan of neck and chest (axial view) suggesting large anterior bridging osteophytes at the level of C4–C5 vertebra causing indentation on the posterior pharyngeal wall in the region of upper oesophagus.
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References

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